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Question : 36 of 41
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The English alphabet has 5 vowels and 21 consonants. How many words with two different vowels and 2 different consonants can be formed from the alphabet ?
Solution:  
Total no. of vowels in English = 5
Total no. of consonants in English = 21
No. of words with two different vowels & 2 different consonants formed
=  5C2× 21C2\,{}^{5}C_2 \times \,{}^{21}C_2 = 5!3!2!×21!2!19!\frac{5!}{3!2!} \times \frac{21!}{2!19!} = 5×42×21×202\frac{5 \times 4}{2} \times \frac{21 \times 20}{2} = 2100
2 vowels & 2 consonants can be arranged in 4! ways.
So the required no. of words = 4! × 2100 = 24 × 2100 = 50400.
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