Question

In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'GEOGRAPHY' be arranged such that the vowels must always come together?
1. 2520
2. 2530
3. 15130
4. 15120

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : 15120

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.