- AThree
- BFive
- CSix
- DFour
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There are four numbers (91, 68, 34, 27); one is placed to the left per step, so the arrangement is completed in 4 steps (final: 91 68 34 27 book cat dam ear).
Answer: D) Four
A word-and-number arranging machine, when given an input line, rearranges it step by step. In each step it moves the largest of the not-yet-arranged numbers to the left, building a descending block of numbers on the left, while the words keep their original relative order. For the input 'book 34 cat 91 dam 27 ear 68', how many steps are needed to complete the arrangement?
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