Dictionary Order Explained

This solution explains how to arrange the given words—Biter, Bit, Bitcoin, Bite, and Birth—in the correct alphabetical sequence as they would appear in a dictionary. This process is also known as alphabetical sorting.

Step-by-Step Word Comparison

To determine the dictionary order, we compare the words letter by letter from left to right.

1. Initial Comparison (First Letter): All the given words start with the letter 'B'.
2. Second Letter Comparison: All the words have 'i' as their second letter.
3. Third Letter Comparison: Now, we look at the third letter of each word:
   • Biter: 't'
   • Bit: 't'
   • Bitcoin: 't'
   • Bite: 't'
   • Birth: 'r'
   In the alphabet, 'r' comes before 't'. Therefore, the word 'Birth' (Word 5) is the first word in the dictionary sequence.
4. Comparing Remaining Words (Starting with 'Bit'): We now focus on the words that start with 'Bit': Biter (1), Bit (2), Bitcoin (3), and Bite (4).
   • We examine the fourth letter:
   • Biter: 'e'
   • Bit: This word ends after 't'.
   • Bitcoin: 'c'
   • Bite: 'e'
   When comparing words where one is a prefix of another (like 'Bit' is a prefix for 'Biter', 'Bitcoin', and 'Bite'), the shorter word comes first in dictionary order. Thus, 'Bit' (Word 2) is the second word in our sequence.
5. Comparing 'Bitcoin', 'Bite', and 'Biter': We look at the fourth letter again for these remaining words:
   • Bitcoin: 'c'
   • Bite: 'e'
   • Biter: 'e'
   Since 'c' comes before 'e' in the alphabet, 'Bitcoin' (Word 3) comes next in the sequence (the third word).
6. Comparing 'Bite' and 'Biter': Only 'Bite' (4) and 'Biter' (1) remain.
   • The first four letters ('Bite') are identical.
   • We compare the fifth letter:
   • Bite: This word ends after 'e'.
   • Biter: 'r'
   The word 'Bite' (Word 4) ends here, making it come before 'Biter'. So, 'Bite' is the fourth word.
7. Final Word: This leaves 'Biter' (Word 1) as the last word in the dictionary order (the fifth word).

Final Dictionary Sequence

Based on the detailed comparison, the correct dictionary order of the words is:

• 1st: Birth (5)
• 2nd: Bit (2)
• 3rd: Bitcoin (3)
• 4th: Bite (4)
• 5th: Biter (1)

Therefore, the sequence of the original numbers representing this order is 5, 2, 3, 4, 1.

Conclusion

Arranging the words 'Birth', 'Bit', 'Bitcoin', 'Bite', and 'Biter' according to dictionary rules yields the numerical sequence 5, 2, 3, 4, 1.