Five persons $A, B, C, D$ and $E$ are seated in a circular arrangement. If each of them is given a hat of one of the three colours: red,blue,and green,then the number of ways of distributing the hats such that the persons seated in adjacent seats get different coloured hats is:

  • A
    $30$
  • B
    $15$
  • C
    $60$
  • D
    $40$

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