In how many ways are the letters of the word DOCUMENT arranged so that all the vowels always come together?
In how many ways are the letters of the word DOCUMENT arranged so that all the vowels always come together?
Solution
The word DOCUMENT has the following letters:
Vowels: O, U, E (3 vowels)
Consonants: D, C, M, N, T (5 consonants)
Since all vowels must come together, treat the vowels (O, U, E) as one single block.
This gives:
1 vowel block (OUE) + 5 consonants (D, C, M, N, T) = 6 units to arrange
The 6 units can be arranged in:
ways
Within the vowel block, the 3 vowels can be arranged among themselves in:
ways
Total arrangements = (Ways to arrange the 6 units) (Ways to arrange vowels within the block)
Total
Therefore, the letters of DOCUMENT can be arranged in 4320 ways with all vowels together.
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