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In how many ways the letters of the word OLIVER be arranged so that the vowels in the word always occur in the dictionary order as we move from left to right ?5
Q: In how many ways the letters of the word OLIVER be arranged so that the vowels in the word always occur in the dictionary order as we move from left to right ?
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Answer : 4. "120"
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Answer: D) 120 Explanation: In given word OLIVER there are 3 vowels E, I & O. These can be arranged in only one way as dictionary order E, I & O. There are 6 letters in thegiven word. First arrange 3 vowels. This can be done in 6C3 ways and that too in only one way.(dictionary order E, I & O) Remaining 3 letters can be placed in 3 places = 3! ways Total number of possible ways of arranging letters of OLIVER = 3! x C36 ways = 6x5x4 = 120 ways.