Question
Download Solution PDFIf in the word "SPIRITUAL", position of second and fifth letter is interchanged, similarly position of fourth and sixth letter is interchanged with seventh and ninth letters respectively, then how many pair of letters in the new word have as many letters between them (either forward or backward) as they have in the English alphabet series?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe alphabets are positioned in the following order:
Follow the conditions given in the question:
Position of second and fifth letter is interchanged, similarly position of fourth and sixth letter is interchanged with seventh and ninth letters respectively.
The word can be presented as follows,
In Forward direction: IL, PR, RT, PT;
In Backward direction: RU.
Hence, we can see that "5" such pairs are there.
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