The number of arrangements that can be made with the letters of the word MEADOWS so that the vowels occupy the 1st and last places?
Choose one:
A) A)340 B) B)360 C) C)256 D) D)196 E) E)400
Explanation:   The word MEADOWS has 7 letters of which 3 are vowels.   V - - - - - V   As the vowels have to occupy 1st and last places, they can be arranged in the 3C2 i.e., 3 ways. While the consonants and vowel can be arranged among themselves in the remaining 5 places in 5! i.e., 120 ways.   Hence the total ways are  120 * 3= 
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360.   360
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The number of arrangements that can be made with the letters of the word MEADOWS so that the vowels occupy the 1st and last places?