Question
Download Solution PDFHow many such letters are there in the word DECLARATION each of which is as far away from the beginning of the word as in the English alphabet?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe word is DECLARATION.
D: D is in the 1st position. In the alphabet, D is the 4th letter.
E: E is in the 2nd position. In the alphabet, E is the 5th letter.
C: C is in the 3rd position. In the alphabet, C is the 3rd letter.
L: L is in the 4th position. In the alphabet, L is the 12th letter.
A: A is in the 5th position. In the alphabet, A is the 1st letter.
R: R is in the 6th position. In the alphabet, R is the 18th letter.
A: A is in the 7th position. In the alphabet, A is the 1st letter.
T: T is in the 8th position. In the alphabet, T is the 20th letter.
I: I is in the 9th position. In the alphabet, I is the 9th letter.
O: O is in the 10th position. In the alphabet, O is the 15th letter.
N: N is in the 11th position. In the alphabet, N is the 14th letter.
Now, let's look for letters where the position in the word matches their position in the alphabet:
C: Position in the word is 3, position in the alphabet is 3.
I: Position in the word is 9, position in the alphabet is 9.
Therefore, there are two such letters: C and I.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".
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