FAT HOG NIP LUX
In each of the words, each vowel is changed to the letter immediately following it in the English alphabetical order and each consonant is changed to the letter immediately preceding it in the English alphabetical order. In how many letter-clusters thus formed, will no vowel appear?
Letter Transformation Analysis
Transformation Rule
The problem defines a specific transformation rule for letters:
- Vowels (A, E, I, O, U) are replaced by the next letter in the English alphabet.
- Consonants are replaced by the previous letter in the English alphabet.
Applying the Transformation
We need to apply this rule to the given words: FAT, HOG, NIP, LUX.
Let's transform each word step-by-step:
| Original Word | Transformation Process | Transformed Word |
| FAT | F(consonant) → E A(vowel) → B T(consonant) → S |
EBS |
| HOG | H(consonant) → G O(vowel) → P G(consonant) → F |
GPF |
| NIP | N(consonant) → M I(vowel) → J P(consonant) → O |
MJO |
| LUX | L(consonant) → K U(vowel) → V X(consonant) → W |
KVW |
Identifying Clusters Without Vowels
Now, we examine the transformed words (EBS, GPF, MJO, KVW) to count how many contain no vowels (A, E, I, O, U).
- EBS: Contains the vowel 'E'.
- GPF: Contains no vowels.
- MJO: Contains the vowel 'O'.
- KVW: Contains no vowels.
Final Count
Two letter-clusters, GPF and KVW, do not contain any vowels after the transformation.
Therefore, the number of such letter-clusters is two.
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