This question is based on the following words: END RUN WAS CUT How many…
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This question is based on the following words:
END RUN WAS CUT
How many letters are there in the English alphabet between the second letter of the last word when the words are counted from right to left and the third letter of the third word from the left?
Answer: C. Four — ConceptIn alphabet-position questions, first identify the required letters without changing the direction stated in the question. If two letters occupy…
- A.
Seven
- B.
Eight
- C.
Four
- D.
Six
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Correct answer: C
Concept
In alphabet-position questions, first identify the required letters without changing the direction stated in the question.
If two letters occupy positions p and q, the number of letters strictly between them is |p − q| − 1.
Application
Counting the words from right to left gives CUT (first), WAS (second), RUN (third), and END (last). The second letter of END is N.
The third word from the left is WAS. Its third letter is S.
In the English alphabet, N is at position 14 and S is at position 19.
Therefore, the number of letters strictly between them is |19 − 14| − 1 = 5 − 1 = 4.
Cross-check
Listing the letters after N and before S gives O, P, Q, and R—exactly four letters.
Result
The required number of letters is Four.