A homeowner plans to design and build a new patio using 8in. by 4 in. by 2 in. paving blocks. The blocks are delivered in a large pile by the quarry operator and then laid by the stone mason in the geometrical pattern specified by the owner.

After 25 years, the home is sold to new owners who wish to put in a deck. They have the patio completely demolished, breaking up the blocks into gravel, which is used as fill at another construction site. In this scenario, over 25 years, the blocks existed in three different states:

(1) as a pile of as-yet-unused building material; (2) as a decorative patio; and (3) as broken-up gravel. Which of the following represents the proper ranking of these three states in order of increasing entropy?
Explain your choice.
(a) 1,2,3
(b) 1,3,2
(c) 2,1,3
(d) 2,3,1
(e) 3.2,1
(f) 3,1,2