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In how many ways can the letters of the word "CORPORATION" be arranged so that vowels always come together.

5760
50400
2880
None of above

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Vowels in the word "CORPORATION" are O,O,A,I,O
Lets make it as CRPRTN(OOAIO)

This has 7 lettes, where R is twice so value = 7!/2!
= 2520

Vowel O is 3 times, so vowels can be arranged = 5!/3!

= 20

Total number of words = 2520 * 20 = 50400

1. In how many words can be formed by using all letters of the word BHOPAL

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Required number
\begin{aligned}
= 6! \\
= 6*5*4*3*2*1 \\
= 720
\end{aligned}

2. How many words can be formed from the letters of the word "SIGNATURE" so that vowels always come together.

17280
4320
720
80

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

word SIGNATURE contains total 9 letters.
There are four vowels in this word, I, A, U and E

Make it as, SGNTR(IAUE), consider all vowels as 1 letter for now
So total letter are 6.
6 letters can be arranged in 6! ways = 720 ways
Vowels can be arranged in themselves in 4! ways = 24 ways

Required number of ways = 720*24 = 17280

3. From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to form a committee so that at least 3 men are there on the committee. In how many ways can it be done

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected with at least 3 men.
So we can have
(5 men) or (4 men and 1 woman) or (3 men and 2 woman)

\begin{aligned}
(^{5}{C}_{5}) + (^{5}{C}_{4} * ^{6}{C}_{1}) + \\
+ (^{5}{C}_{3} * ^{6}{C}_{2}) \\

= \left[\dfrac{7 \times 6 }{2 \times 1}\right] + \left[\left( \dfrac{7 \times 6 \times 5}{3 \times 2 \times 1} \right) \times 6 \right] + \\ \left[\left( \dfrac{7 \times 6 \times 5}{3 \times 2 \times 1} \right) \times \left( \dfrac{6 \times 5}{2 \times 1} \right) \right] \\
= 21 + 210 + 525 = 756
\end{aligned}

4. Evaluate permutation
\begin{aligned}
^5{P}_5
\end{aligned}

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

\begin{aligned}
^n{P}_n = n! \\
^5{P}_5 = 5*4*3*2*1 \\
= 120

\end{aligned}

5. Evaluate \begin{aligned}
\frac{30!}{28!}
\end{aligned}

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

\begin{aligned}
= \frac{30!}{28!} \\
= \frac{30 * 29 * 28!}{28!} \\
= 30 * 29 = 870
\end{aligned}

Fernando Fidel Flores 11 years ago

what has 7 letters?
I only counted 6 consonants and 5 vowels.

mastguru 11 years ago replied

Hello Fernando,
As per solution we have written like CRPRTN(OOAIO)
Here we take it 7 letters , 6 (CRPRTN) + 1 (OOAIO), as we need to vowel always come together, this way we counted them 7. Then solved the question.
Hope it helped you..
Gabriela 11 years ago

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH, IT WAS FRO A HOMEWORK AND I WAS SO CONFUSED, I KNOW HOW TO DO COMBINATIONS AND PERMUTATIONS BUT I WASNT SURE OF WICH OF THEM TO USE AND HOW TO WRITE IT....THANKS :)