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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word DAUGHTER (in both forward and backward directions) that have as many letters between them in the word as there are in the English alphabetical order?

A0

B4

C5

D3

Answer:

B. 4

Read Explanation:

By analyzing each pair, we find that there are four pairs of letters in DAUGHTER that maintain the same relative spacing as in the alphabetical order. D and G and G and H


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