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Out of seven consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2 vowels can be formed ?

Correct Answer: 25200

Explanation:

Number of ways of selecting (3 consonants out of 7) and (2 vowels out of 4) =(  C 3 7 × C 2 4  ) = 210.


Number of groups, each having 3 consonants and 2 vowels =210


Each group contains 5 letters.


Number of ways of arranging 5 letters among themselves = 5! = 120. 


Required number of words = (210 x 120) = 25200.


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