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How many ways, can the letters of the word 'QUANTITATIVE' be arranged, so that all T are together?

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 4

The word QUANTITATIVE has 12 letters: Q-U-A-N-T-I-T-A-T-I-V-E

The letters that repeat are:

  • A appears 2 times
  • T appears 3 times
  • I appears 2 times
  • All other letters (Q, U, N, V, E) appear once

When all T's must be together, treat the three T's as one single block [TTT].

After grouping the T's together:

Original count: 12 letters

New count: 12 - 3 + 1 = 10 units

The 10 units to arrange are: [TTT], Q, U, A, N, A, I, V, I, E


Among these 10 units:

  • A repeats 2 times
  • I repeats 2 times
  • The [TTT] block counts as 1 unit (no repetition)

Number of arrangements =10!2!×2!= \dfrac{10!}{2! \times 2!}


10!=3,628,80010! = 3,628,800

2!=22! = 2

Number of ways =3,628,8002×2= \dfrac{3,628,800}{2 \times 2}

=3,628,8004= \dfrac{3,628,800}{4}

=907,200= 907,200

Therefore, the letters of QUANTITATIVE can be arranged in 907,200 ways with all T's together.

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