document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=388594>Question 388594</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In how many permutations of the word AUROBIND do the vowels appear in alphabetical order </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #274960 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=274960\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ordering of the vowels A,I,O,U, is already fixed, and can be done only 1 way. Now pick any one of the remaining consonants.  It would have 5 possible places to go relative to the 4 vowels. Once that consonant is in place, another consonant has 6 places to go.  The 3rd consonant has 7 places to go, and the last consonant has 8 places to go. There are then 5*6*7*8 = 1,680 ways. </SPAN>\n" );
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