2022 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 9

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A rectangle is partitioned into 5 regions as shown. Each region is to be painted a solid color - red, orange, yellow, blue, or green - so that regions that touch are painted different colors, and colors can be used more than once. How many different colorings are possible? [img=https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/texer/d/dzbefiwo.png?time=1668219982772][/img] $\textbf{(A) }120\qquad\textbf{(B) }270\qquad\textbf{(C) }360\qquad\textbf{(D) }540\qquad\textbf{(E) }720$