The number of arrangements of the letters of the word "INDEPENDENCE" in which all the vowels…

The number of arrangements of the letters of the word "INDEPENDENCE" in which all the vowels always occur together is
  1. 16800
  2. 33600
  3. 18000
  4. 14800

Solution

There are 5 vowels in the given word which are 4E's &1I.

Since they have to always occur together we take them as a single object E E E E I for the time being.

This single object together with 7 remaining object will account for 8 objects.

There 8 objects in which there are 3N's &2D's can be arrangement in 8!3!2! ways.

Corresponding to each of their arrangements the 5 vowels E,E,E,E & I which can be arranged in 5!4!

Hence, required number of arrangements.

=8!3!2!×5!4!=16800

Hence this is the correct option.

Asked in: JEE Main 2023 (08 Apr Shift 1)

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