Refer to the following letter series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) R D A U F U E Q Y U M U Y G J S P B A J L Q S H (Right) How many such consonants are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a vowel and also immediately followed by a consonant?
Three
Scanning the 24-letter series left to right, checking each consonant for a preceding vowel and a following consonant.
Position 8 (Q): preceded by E (vowel), followed by Y (consonant) — qualifies.
Position 13 (Y): preceded by U (vowel), followed by G (consonant) — qualifies.
Position 20 (J): preceded by A (vowel), followed by L (consonant) — qualifies.
No other consonant in the series satisfies both conditions.
Hence, three such consonants are found in the series.
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