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How many pairs of letters are there in the word 'CREATIVE' which have as many letters between them in the word as in the alphabet?
Explanation
To find the pairs of letters in the word 'CREATIVE' that have the same number of letters between them as in the English alphabet, we compare the distance between their positions in the word with the distance between their ranks in the alphabet.
The word is CREATIVE. Let's assign numerical positions: C(3), R(18), E(5), A(1), T(20), I(9), V(22), E(5).
- Pair 1 (C and E): In the word, C is at position 1 and E is at position 3 (distance = 2). In the alphabet, C is 3rd and E is 5th (distance = 2). Match.
- Pair 2 (A and E): In the word, A is at position 4 and the second E is at position 8 (distance = 4). In the alphabet, A is 1st and E is 5th (distance = 4). Match.
- Pair 3 (T and V): In the word, T is at position 5 and V is at position 7 (distance = 2). In the alphabet, T is 20th and V is 22nd (distance = 2). Match.
No other pairs satisfy the condition in either forward or backward directions. Thus, there are 3 such pairs.
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