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There are 7 letters in total. Since we have a restriction, we satisfy the same first.

We can pick and arrange 2 consonants out of 4 in 4C2 * 2! = 4P2 = 12 ways

The remaining 5 letters can be arranged in 5! = 120 ways

The total arrangements = 12 * 120 = 1440


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What gave you the que you needed to deduce that all consonants aren't the same? I.e. why do we have to pick and arrange consonants if we do not know if they are the same or not? For all we know, all consonants could be the same letter.

Yes, the question should have mentioned that all letters are distinct. Issue fixed, thanks for pointing it out!
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There are 7 letters in total. Since we have a restriction, we satisfy the same first.

We can pick and arrange 2 consonants out of 4 in 4C2 * 2! = 4P2 = 12 ways

The remaining 5 letters can be arranged in 5! = 120 ways

The total arrangements = 12 * 120 = 1440


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What gave you the que you needed to deduce that all consonants aren't the same? I.e. why do we have to pick and arrange consonants if we do not know if they are the same or not? For all we know, all consonants could be the same letter.

Yes, the question should have mentioned that all letters are distinct. Issue fixed, thanks for pointing it out!

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