Q11 / 98 · NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) 2020 · Mathematics · Permutation Combination

Number of words that can be formed with the letters of the word ALGEBRA so that all the vowels are separated (or no two vowels come together) is

  • Correct answer
    A
    720
  • B
    2160
  • C
    1440
  • D
    1200

Solution

Vowels are A,E,A
Consonants are L,G,B,R
XLXGXBXRX
Since there is no restriction on consonants, we must place them first and they can be arranged in 4!=24 days.
Now to arrange vowels so that no two of them are together we have 5 places X. Out of these 5 places, 3 can be selected in 5C3 ways and then one arrangement can be made in 3!2! ways.
Thus, required ways =4!×5C3×3!2!=720

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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