In how many ways a committee consist of 8 men and 2 women can be formed from 12 men and 5 women?

The number of ways in which a committee of 3 ladies and 4 gentleman can be appointed from a meeting consisting of 8 ladies and 7 gentleman, if Mrs  x refuses to serve in  a committee, if Mr. y is its member, is:

In how many different ways can the letter of the word ‘AVERGE’ be arranged so that the vowels always come together?