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?
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.
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Discussion:
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Gopika S S said:
9 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.
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.
Jomson joy said:
9 years ago
In PACKET there are 2 vowels. Vowels came 2gether means 4! * 2! = 240.
Total words formed =6! (because of total letters) = 720.
Therefore 720 - 240 = 480.
Total words formed =6! (because of total letters) = 720.
Therefore 720 - 240 = 480.
KIRUPA RANI D said:
10 years ago
Can you give solution for this problem? How many words can be formed from the letters of the word 'PACKET', so that the vowels are never together?
Technothelon said:
10 years ago
@Brian.
There aren't such kind of ways. Because arrangement is not taken into consideration when we do combinations.
There aren't such kind of ways. Because arrangement is not taken into consideration when we do combinations.
Unnati Singh said:
1 month ago
I think the correct answer is 5040.
Sankardev said:
8 years ago
-L-D-N-G.
5!/(5-3)! = 120/2=60.
60*3!=60*6,
=360.
5!/(5-3)! = 120/2=60.
60*3!=60*6,
=360.
Shoba said:
2 decades ago
Other than vowels there are only 4 letter then how it s possible to get 5!.
Pallavi said:
7 years ago
Why 120*6?
Why not 120+6? Please tell me the reason.
Why not 120+6? Please tell me the reason.
Aniket Arsad said:
7 years ago
Vowels are EA so _L_D_I_N_G_.
So there is six space we can arrange EA so the answer is 6! = 720.
So there is six space we can arrange EA so the answer is 6! = 720.
Adhi said:
7 years ago
Will anyone please explain, how can arrange if one more same vowels had. Eg CORPORATION?
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