Please help!!! I can't figure this one out...

You are counting all the ways to create a list of five-letter strings of characters using only the following letters: {a, b, c, d, e, m, n, o, p, q, u, y, z} How many ways can you create a five-letter string of characters when you have these conditions:

Must start with a vowel or y.
Must end with a consonant or y.
Must have the letter x in the middle position.

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Please help!!!  I can't figure this one out...  

You are counting all the ways to create a list of five-letter strings of characters using only the following letters: {a, b, c, d, e,   m, n, o, p,   q, u, y, z}  How many ways can you create a five-letter string of characters when you have these conditions: 

Must start with a vowel or y. 
Must end with a consonant or y. 
Must have the letter x in the middle position.

slaaibak · Answer

Hint:

# Possibilities for first character * #possibilities for second * ... * #possibilities for fifth.