We can arrange the letters UMTR in 4! = 24 ways. In each of those we will insert two E's, then we will insert a G somewhere between the two E's Let XXXX represent any one of the 24 arrangements of UMTR. Case 1. The E's are inserted together: EEXXXX, XEEXXX, XXEEXX, XXXEEX, XXXXEE For each of those 5 ways, there is only one way to insert the G between the two E's. So this case accounts for 5∙1 = 5 arrangements for each of the 24. Case 2. The E's are inserted so that there is 1 letter between them: EXEXXX, XEXEXX, XXEXEX, XXXEXE. For each of those 4 ways, there are 2 ways to insert the G between the E's. [Those 2 ways are (1) just left of the letter between the two E's, and (2) just right of that letter between the two E's] So this case accounts for 4∙2 = 8 arrangements for each of the 24. Case 3. The E's are inserted so that there are 2 letters between them: EXXEXX, XEXXEX, XXEXXE. For each of those 3 ways there are 3 ways to insert the G between the 2 E's, So this case accounts for 3∙3 = 9 arrangements for each of the 24. Case 4. The E's are inserted so that there are 3 letters between them: EXXXEX, XEXXXE. For each of those 2 ways there are 4 ways to insert the G between the 2 E's, So this case accounts for 2∙4 = 8 arrangements for each of the 24. Case 5. The E's are inserted so that there are 4 letters between them: EXXXXE is the only way. There are 5 ways to insert the G between the two E's, So this case accounts for 1∙5 = 5 arrangements for each of the 24. So for each of the 24 ways to arrange UMTR, there are 5∙1+4∙2+3∙3+2∙4+1∙5 = 5+8+9+8+5 = 35 ways to insert two E's and a G somewhere between the two E's. Therefore the answer is 24∙35 = 840 ways Edwin