If the 2nd half of the letters of the word INTERMEDIATE are reversed and placed before the 1st half of the letters, which letter will be 2nd to the right of the 10th letter from the right?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → D
The new arrangement is written out first, and the positions are then counted in it. INTERMEDIATE has 12 letters, so each half has 6.
First half: I N T E R M; second half: E D I A T E
Second half reversed: E T A I D E
Reversed second half placed before the first half: E T A I D E I N T E R M
10th letter from the right \(=(12-10+1)=\) 3rd from the left \(=\) A
2nd letter to the right of A (3rd) is the 5th from the left \(=\) D