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In how many different ways can the letters of the word MATHEMATICS be arranged so that the vowels always come together?

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A .  10080
B .  4989600
C .  120960
D .  None of these
Answer: Option C

In the word 'MATHEMATICS', we treat the vowels AEAI as one letter.


Thus, we have MTHMTCS (AEAI).


Now, we have to arrange 8 letters, out of which M occurs twice, T occurs twice and the rest are different.


So, Number of ways of arranging these letters = \(\frac{8!}{(2!)(2!)} = 10080.\)


Now, AEAI has 4 letters in which A occurs 2 times and the rest are different.


Number of ways of arranging these letters = \(\frac{4!}{2!}= 12\)


So, Required number of words = (10080 x 12) = 120960.


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