Which letter is midway between the 8th letter from the left and the 7th letter from the right in the English alphabet?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → N
Turn both letters into their positions from the left (A = 1, ..., Z = 26); a letter counted from the right is at position 27 minus its place from the right. The letter midway is at the average of the two positions.
8th letter from the left: H (position 8)
7th letter from the right: position \(27-7=20\), that is, T
Midway position \(\displaystyle =\frac{8+20}{2}=14\), the letter N (H to N and N to T are both 6 steps)