Aptitude - Permutation and Combination - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Permutation and Combination - General Questions (Q.No. 2)
2.
In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'LEADING' be arranged in such a way that the vowels always come together?
360
480
720
5040
None of these
Answer: Option
Explanation:

The word 'LEADING' has 7 different letters.

When the vowels EAI are always together, they can be supposed to form one letter.

Then, we have to arrange the letters LNDG (EAI).

Now, 5 (4 + 1 = 5) letters can be arranged in 5! = 120 ways.

The vowels (EAI) can be arranged among themselves in 3! = 6 ways.

Required number of ways = (120 x 6) = 720.

Video Explanation: https://youtu.be/WCEF3iW3H2c

Discussion:
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Akshay said:   9 years ago
@Navan.

15c11 = 15!&div(15-11)! * 11!

Shivam said:   8 years ago
Why 120*6 why not 120+6? Please explain me.

Sowmya said:   9 years ago
@Xyz.

C,M,B,N,T,N,(O,I,A,I,O)=> C,M,B,T,N,(O,I,A)=> 6! ways.

Vowels alone can be rearranged themselves in 3! ways.
So 6! * 3! = 2160.
Hope this is right.

Xyz said:   10 years ago
How many letters can be formed from COMBINATION if vowels are kept together?

Please give the solution.

Otieno said:   10 years ago
Where has 5! come from? Please explain me.

Rakesh said:   10 years ago
In leading 5! * 3! ways we can fill all vowels come together.

Prajwal said:   10 years ago
Does it have an another method to find the solution?

Gopika S S said:   10 years ago
A number of permutations of "n" different things are taken "m" specified things always come together is m!* (n-m+1) !

Here the three vowels always come together. So here m is 3. A total number of letters is 7. Substitute we get.

3!* (7 - 3 + 1)! = 3! * 5!

= 6 * 120 =720.

Hope you got it.

Adhi said:   7 years ago
Will anyone please explain, how can arrange if one more same vowels had. Eg CORPORATION?

Shoba said:   2 decades ago
Other than vowels there are only 4 letter then how it s possible to get 5!.


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