College of Admission Tests Multan

Permutation and Combination

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Question: 10

How many words can be formed from the letters of the word "SIGNATURE" so that vowels always come together.
  • 17280
  • 4320
  • 720
  • 80

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Correct Answer: A

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

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