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AP EAMCET · Maths · Permutation Combination

The number of words which can be made out of the letters of the word 'MOBILE' when consonants occupy odd places is

  1. A \(20\)
  2. B \(36\)
  3. C \(30\)
  4. D \(720\)
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(B) \(36\)

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There are 3 vowels and 3 consonants \(\therefore\) Number of ways to fill and arrange odd places with consonants \(={ }^3 C_3 \cdot 3\) ! and number of ways to fill remaining 3 places \(=3\) ! \(\therefore\) The number of words \(={ }^3 C_3 \cdot 3 ! \cdot 3 !=36\)