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All the letters of the word EAMCET are arranged in all possible ways. The number of such arrangements in which no two vowels are adjacent to each other is

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360

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144

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C

72

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D

54

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Solution

The correct option is B $72$
Gap method, Consonants M, C, T in 3! = 6 ways and 4 gaps and 3 vowels (2 alike) in $^{4} P_{3} \frac{1}{2!} = 12$ ways.
$12 \times 6 = 72.$

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