In how many ways can Ram choose a vowel and a consonant from the lette...
In the ALLAHABAD :-
only 1 vowel available for selection (A).
A is available 4 times .
there are 4 consonants available – L, H, B, D
Then the number of ways of selecting a vowel and a consonant would be 1 × 4C1 = 4.
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In how many ways can Ram choose a vowel and a consonant from the lette...
In the letters of the word ALLAHABAD there is only 1 vowel available for selection (A). Note that the fact that A is available 4 times has no impact on this fact.
Also, there are 4 consonants available – viz. L, H, Band D. Thus, the number of ways of selecting a vowel and a consonant would be 1 � 4C1 = 4.
In how many ways can Ram choose a vowel and a consonant from the lette...
Given word: ALLAHABAD
To find: Number of ways to choose a vowel and a consonant
Solution:
Vowels in the given word: A, A, A
Consonants in the given word: L, L, H, B, D
We need to choose 1 vowel and 1 consonant from the given letters.
To find the number of ways, we can use the following formula:
Number of ways = (Number of choices for the first selection) * (Number of choices for the second selection)
Number of choices for the first selection = Number of vowels in the word = 3
Number of choices for the second selection = Number of consonants in the word = 5
Number of ways = 3 * 5 = 15
But, we need to consider only distinct pairs.
For example, choosing A and L is the same as choosing L and A.
Therefore, we need to divide the total number of ways by 2.
Number of distinct ways = 15/2 = 7.5
Since we cannot have half a way, we need to take the nearest integer, which is 8.
Therefore, the number of ways to choose a vowel and a consonant from the given word is 8.
Option (A) 4 is incorrect.
Hence, the correct answer is option (A) 8.