document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=261720>Question 261720</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many three-letter arrangements can be made if the first and third letters each must be one of the 21 consonants, and the middle (second) letter must be one of the five vowels? Two such arrangements to include are KOM and XAX\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st letter: 21 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd letter: 5 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd letter: 21 ways<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of arrangements = 21^2*5 = 2205<BR>\n" );
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