Understanding the Letter Transformation Problem

This problem asks us to perform specific letter changes on the word "PURITAN" based on whether a letter is a vowel or a consonant. After creating a new word through these changes, we need to find the number of alphabets located between two specific letters in the English alphabetical series: the first letter from the left and the sixth letter from the right in the newly formed word.

Step-by-Step Solution for Word Transformation

Let's break down the problem and apply the given rules to the word "PURITAN".

The rules are:

• Each vowel is changed to the previous letter in the English alphabetical series.
• Each consonant is changed to the following letter in the English alphabetical series.

The word is PURITAN. Let's identify each letter and apply the rule:

After applying the transformations to each letter in "PURITAN", the newly formed word is QTSHUZO.

Identifying Letters in the Newly Formed Word

The newly formed word is QTSHUZO.

• The first letter from the left is the first letter of the word, which is Q.
• The sixth letter from the right means we count from the end of the word (O is 1st from right, Z is 2nd, etc.)
  Let's count from the right: O (1st), Z (2nd), U (3rd), H (4th), S (5th), T (6th).
  The sixth letter from the right is T.

So, we need to find the number of alphabets between Q and T in the English alphabetical series.

Counting Alphabets Between Q and T

Let's look at the English alphabetical series:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

We are looking for the letters that come after Q and before T. These letters are R and S.

There are two alphabets (R and S) between Q and T in the English alphabetical series.

Final Answer

The number of alphabets in the English alphabetical series between the first letter from the left (Q) and the sixth letter from the right (T) in the newly formed word QTSHUZO is two.

Revision Table: Letter Transformation

This table summarizes the transformation process for the word PURITAN.

Additional Information: Alphabetical Series

Understanding the order of letters in the English alphabetical series is crucial for solving letter sequencing and transformation problems. The series runs from A to Z. Knowing the letter immediately before or after any given letter is key.

• Vowels are A, E, I, O, U.
• Consonants are all other letters (B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z).
• The "previous letter" for A is conventionally Z in cyclic alphabet problems, but here it's the letter immediately before it in the standard sequence (which might wrap around depending on context, but for A it is Z if we consider it cyclic; if not cyclic, it's undefined, but problems like this typically imply a cyclic or standard sequence). In this context, A's previous is Z, and U's previous is T, I's previous is H.
• The "following letter" for Z is conventionally A in cyclic problems, but here it's the letter immediately after it in the standard sequence. For consonants like P, R, T, N, the following letters are Q, S, U, O respectively.

Always pay close attention to whether the problem specifies a standard linear alphabet or a cyclic one, especially when dealing with A and Z.