Ordering Words Alphabetically

This question requires arranging a list of words in alphabetical order. Alphabetical order means arranging words based on the letters they contain, following the standard sequence of the alphabet (A, B, C,... Z).

Given Words:

• 1. LOST
• 2. LIST
• 3. LIKE
• 4. LONG
• 5. LATE

Step-by-Step Alphabetical Arrangement

To arrange the words alphabetically, we compare them letter by letter, starting from the first letter.

1. First Letter Comparison: All the given words start with the letter 'L'. Since the first letter is the same for all, we move to the second letter.

2. Second Letter Comparison: The second letters are A (in LATE), I (in LIST), I (in LIKE), O (in LONG), and O (in LOST). In alphabetical order, 'A' comes first. Therefore, 'LATE' (5) is the first word in the sequence.

   Current order starts with: 5.

3. Third Letter Comparison (for words starting with 'LI'): Now we compare the words that start with 'LI': LIKE (3) and LIST (2). We look at the third letter: 'K' in LIKE and 'S' in LIST. Since 'K' comes before 'S' in the alphabet, 'LIKE' (3) comes next, followed by 'LIST' (2).

   Current order: 5, 3, 2.

4. Third Letter Comparison (for words starting with 'LO'): Next, we compare the words that start with 'LO': LONG (4) and LOST (1). We look at the third letter: 'N' in LONG and 'S' in LOST. Since 'N' comes before 'S' in the alphabet, 'LONG' (4) comes next, followed by 'LOST' (1).

   Current order: 5, 3, 2, 4, 1.

Final Alphabetical Order

Combining all the steps, the correct alphabetical order of the words based on their original numbers is:

Therefore, the sequence of the original numbers corresponding to the alphabetical order is 5, 3, 2, 4, 1.