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The letters of the word CASTIGATION is arranged in different ways randomly. What is the chance that vowels occupy the even places ?

Correct Answer: 0.043

Explanation:

 Vowels are A I A I O, 


 


 C    A   S    T   I    G   A    T   I    O   N


 


(O) (E) (O) (E) (O) (E) (O) (E) (O) (E) (O)


 


So there are 5 even places in which five vowels can be arranged and in rest of 6 places 6 constants can be arranged as follows :


 


n ( E ) = 5 P 5 2 ! * 2 ! ( A , I   a r e   2   t i m e s ) * 6 P 6 2 ! ( T   i s   2   t i m e s ) = 21600


 


n ( S ) = 11 ! 2 ! * 2 ! * 2 ! ( A ,   I   a r e   2   t i m e s ) = 4989600


 


21600 4989600 = 0 . 043


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