Drag and drop each Ansible variable precedence level on the left to its matching scope on the right.
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Variables passed via --extra-vars, highest precedence
Default variables inside a role, lowest precedence
Variables defined in host_vars/ directory for a specific host
Variables defined in group_vars/ directory for a group
Variables defined in the vars: section of a play
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Correct answer & explanation
extra-vars: Variables passed via --extra-vars, highest precedence
extra-vars have highest precedence; role defaults have lowest; host vars apply to a specific host; group vars apply to all hosts in a group; play vars are set at the play level.
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