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!!help the letters of the word tuesday are arranged in a row what is the probability the vowels are together and the letter "T" occupies the first place?
 

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!!help the letters of the word tuesday are arranged in a row what is the probability the vowels are together and the letter "t" occupies the first place?




 
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Re: !!help the letters of the word tuesday are arranged in a row what is the probabil

There are 3 vowels and T is fixed in the 1st spot

Group the three vowels together, and they can be arranged in 3! ways
T(U E A) S D Y

Also, consider them collectively as one letter, so the remaining letters can be arranged in 4! ways
So the total arrangements = 3!x4! = 144 ways

Also, total arrangements without restrictions = 7!
So probability = 3!x4!/7! = 1/35
 

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