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Nov 2015 p63 q5
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Find the number of different ways that the 13 letters of the word ACCOMMODATION can be arranged in a line if all the vowels (A, I, O) are next to each other.
Solution
Treat the vowels A, I, O as a single unit or 'super letter'. This reduces the problem to arranging 11 units: the 'super letter' and the consonants C, C, M, M, D, T, N.
The number of ways to arrange these 11 units is given by:
\(\frac{8!}{2!2!}\)
The 'super letter' contains the vowels A, A, O, O, O, I, which can be arranged in: