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Given an alphabet of 26 letters, with 21 consonants and 5 vowels. How many three letter words can be formed with a consonant as the first letter and a vowel as the last letter ? (A) 3180 (B) 2730 (C) 2190 (D) 2190

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Kethineni Vinodh  (5 years ago)

If we assume the word like this: (1) (2) (3)
• Number of possibilities for the first place (1) = 21
• Number of possibilities for the second place (2) = 26
• Number of possibilities for the third place (3) = 5

Therefore, total possible cases = 21* 26* 5 = 2730
Answer : B

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