Multiple choice

Daisy is playing with her friend. They are playing with cards that bear letters of the English alphabet up to L. They want to make a two-letter word (with or without meaning) such that the letter at the first place is a vowel and the letter at the second place is a consonant from A to L. Which of the following can give the maximum number of ways to make such a two-letter word?

  1. 22

  2. 27

  3. 32

  4. 38

  5. 42
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Letters A to L: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L. Vowels: A, E, I (3). Consonants: B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L (9). Two-letter word: Vowel then Consonant. Number of ways = 3 * 9 = 27.

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