Question
How many pairs of letters are there in the word
“RECOMMENDED” which has as many letters between them (both forward and backward) in the word as in the alphabetical series?Solution
DE, DE, MO, MR and OR are four such pairs, which have as many letters between them as in English alphabetical series.
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