Consider an alphabet that has 21 consonants and 5 vowels.  In how many ways can you make any arrangement of 3 vowels and 5 consonants taken from the alphabet such that no two consecutive letters are vowels?

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Consider an alphabet that has 21 consonants and 5 vowels.  In how many ways can you make any arrangement of 3 vowels and 5 consonants taken from the alphabet such that no two consecutive letters are vowels?

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