# In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'APTITUTE' be arranged so that all the vowels are in the beginning? [closed]

In how many different ways the letters of the word 'APTITUTE' can be arranged so that all the vowels always in beginning ?

1. $48$
2. $72$
3. $576$
4. $2880$
5. $960$

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Vowels $A,I,U,E$.
Consonants $P,T,T,T$.
We start with 4 vowels, all distinct, this gives us $4! = 24$ ways. We then order the consonants, which have $\frac{4!}{3!} = 4$ ways. (there are 4 places for the $P$, essentially).
So in total I get $24 \times 4 = 96$ ways, which is not mentioned among your alternatives. Question for OP: did I interpret the question in a wrong way?