The number of arrangements that can be made with the letters of the word COPY so that the vowels occupy the even places?
Choose one:
A) 6
B) 144
C) 777
D) 992
E) 221
The word MEADOWS has 7 letters of which 3 are vowels.   -V-V-V-   As the vowels have to occupy even places, they can be arranged in the 1 even places in 1! i.e., 1 ways. While the consonants can be arranged among themselves in the remaining 3 places in 3! i.e., 6 ways.   Hence the total ways are  1 * 6= 
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The number of arrangements that can be made with the letters of the word COPY so that the vowels occupy the even places?