How many words, with or without meaning, each of 2 vowels and 3 consonants can be formed from the letters of the word DAUGHTER?
In the word DAUGHTER, there are 3 vowels namely, A, U, and E, and 5 consonants namely, D, G, H, T, and R.
Number of ways of selecting 2 vowels out of 3 vowels $={ }^{3} \mathrm{C}_{2}=3$
Number of ways of selecting 3 consonants out of 5 consonants $={ }^{5} \mathrm{C}_{3}=10$
Therefore, number of combinations of 2 vowels and 3 consonants = 3 × 10 = 30
Each of these 30 combinations of 2 vowels and 3 consonants can be arranged among themselves in 5! ways.
Hence, required number of different words = 30 × 5! = 3600
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