In how many different ways can the letters of the word GEOGRAPHY be ar...
Given:
The given number is 'GEOGRAPHY'
Calculation:
The word 'GEOGRAPHY' has 9 letters. It has the vowels E, O, A in it, and these 3 vowels must always come together. Hence these 3 vowels can be grouped and considered as a single letter. That is, GGRPHY(EOA).
Let 7 letters in this word but in these 7 letters, 'G' occurs 2 times, but the rest of the letters are different.
Now,
The number of ways to arrange these letters = 7!/2!
⇒ 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 = 2520
In the 3 vowels(EOA), all vowels are different
The number of ways to arrange these vowels = 3!
⇒ 3 × 2 × 1 = 6
Now,
The required number of ways = 2520 × 6
⇒ 15120
∴ The required number of ways is 15120.
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In how many different ways can the letters of the word GEOGRAPHY be ar...
To solve this problem, we need to consider the vowels (E, O, A) as a single entity. Therefore, the arrangement will be G-R-P-H-Y-V-E-O-A. Now, let's calculate the number of ways we can arrange these letters.
Step 1: Consider the arrangement of the consonants (G, R, P, H, Y).
Since there are 5 consonants, the number of ways to arrange them is 5! = 120.
Step 2: Consider the arrangement of the vowels (EOA).
Since there are 3 vowels, the number of ways to arrange them is 3! = 6.
Step 3: Consider the arrangement of the consonants and vowels together.
Since the vowels are treated as a single entity, we have 2 entities to arrange: (G-R-P-H-Y) and (EOA).
The number of ways to arrange these 2 entities is 2!.
Step 4: Multiply the results from Step 1, Step 2, and Step 3 to get the total number of arrangements.
Total number of arrangements = 5! * 3! * 2! = 120 * 6 * 2 = 1440.
However, we need to consider that the vowels (EOA) can also be arranged among themselves. Since there are 3 vowels, the number of ways to arrange them is 3!.
Step 5: Multiply the result from Step 4 with the number of ways to arrange the vowels.
Total number of arrangements = 1440 * 3! = 1440 * 6 = 8640.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D, 8640.