document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=256687>Question 256687</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how many different arrangements can be made from the letters of the word purchase if each arrangement must begin with a consonant and end with a vowel? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of consonants: 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of vowels: 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of arrangements = 5*3*6*5*4*3*2*1 = 15*6! = 10800<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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