Question
If all the alphabets of the alphabetical series are
numbered as 26-1 from A-Z, then what is the sum of the numbers of the letters of the word “BRIDGE”?Solution
The following table shows the alphabets with their reverse place values (A=26, B=25, ..., Z=1): For the word “BRIDGE”: B = 25 R = 9 I = 18 D = 23 G = 20 E = 22 Sum of the letters: 25 + 9 + 18 + 23 + 20 + 22 = 117 Hence, the sum is 117.
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