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The letters of the word CONTRAST are rearranged in alphabetical order. In the new arrangement, how many letters of the English alphabet lie between the first letter from the left and the fifth letter from the right?

1. 10
2. 13
3. 15
4. 11

Correct answer: 13

Solution

The letters of CONTRAST in alphabetical order are A, C, N, O, R, S, T, T. The first letter from the left is A, and the fifth from the right is R. The number of letters between A and R is 13.

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