The number of arrangements that can be made with the letters of the word MEAUDOWS so that the vowels occupy the odd places?	Pick one.
A) A)522	B) B)534	C) C)576	D) D)656	E) E)476
Explanation:   The word MEAUDOWS has 8 letters of which 4 are vowels.   V-V-V-V-   As the vowels have to occupy odd places, they can be arranged in the 4 odd places in 4! i.e., 24 ways. While the consonants can be arranged among themselves in the remaining 4 places in 4! i.e., 24 ways.   Hence the total ways are  24 * 24= 
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The number of arrangements that can be made with the letters of the word MEAUDOWS so that the vowels occupy the odd places?