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.

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Discussion:
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Supriya said:   7 years ago
LEADING- V-3,(1 unit).
C-4 ,(4+ 1unit)=5!
n-7.
=5!*3!=120*6=720.

Tushar said:   7 years ago
@Shiva.

It means 5!.

Pooja said:   7 years ago
5! means? Explain

Kiran kumar k said:   6 years ago
How you get 5(4+1=5) i.e 5!?

Adhi said:   6 years ago
Will anyone please explain, how can arrange if one more same vowels had. Eg CORPORATION?

Aniket Arsad said:   6 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.

Pallavi said:   6 years ago
Why 120*6?

Why not 120+6? Please tell me the reason.

Ameena said:   6 years ago
Hello,

We have word leading.we have vowels( EAI), first taken as 1 and can be arranged in _L_D_N_G_ that is in 5! Ways, EAI in 3! Ways, and LNDG in 4! ways.

That is 5! * 4! * 3! = 17,280 ways.
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Deepanesh said:   6 years ago
Why we are taking possibilities of vowels too?
(1)

Aradhy said:   6 years ago
@Deepanesh.

We are taking the possibilities of vowel because vowels can also change their position in the given arrangement.
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