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The total number of words that can be made by writing the letters of the word PARAMETER so that no vowel is in between two consonants is

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a

1440

b

2160

c

3600

d

1800

answer is A.

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Given word  PARAMETER

Consonants  P, R, M, T, R

Vowels  A, A, E, E

1 unit AP R M T R A E E

As no vowel should be in between 2 consonants, that all the consonants as 1 unit.

Now (4vowels+1unit)=5 units can be arranged in 5!2!×2!  Ways 

5 consonants can be arranged among themselves in  5!2! ways. 

As the letters are repeated.

Total number of arrangements =5!2!2!×5!2!=1800

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The total number of words that can be made by writing the letters of the word PARAMETER so that no vowel is in between two consonants is