Total cases: 5! = 120
Case to eliminate: BECAD
3x2x2x1 = 12
120 - 12 = 108
How many 5-letter words may be formed from BCDEA (with no repetition of letters) so that the consonants are not all separated from each other by vowels.
The answer is supposed to be 108 but I honestly have no idea how to even begin approaching this problem.
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