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Letter Pairs with Equal Alphabet Gap: Practice Questions with Answers

11 practice questions on Letter Pairs with Equal Alphabet Gap, with answers; most also have an explanation or a worked solution. Try each one before you open its answer.

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1. Q.1

   How many such pairs are there in the word FLOWER?

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   Answer: 1

   Solution:

   1. F-L-O-W-E-R: positions 1-6 (F=6, L=12, O=15, W=23, E=5, R=18). Checking all 15 pairs systematically, only one qualifies.
   2. O(3) & R(6): word-gap = 2, alphabet gap = |18−15|−1 = 2. Match.

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2. Q.2

   How many such pairs are there in the word NATURE?

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   Answer: 4

   Solution:

   1. N-A-T-U-R-E: positions 1-6 (N=14, A=1, T=20, U=21, R=18, E=5). Checking all 15 pairs systematically, four qualify.
   2. N(1) & R(5): word-gap = 3, alphabet gap = |18−14|−1 = 3. Match.
   3. A(2) & E(6): word-gap = 3, alphabet gap = |5−1|−1 = 3. Match.
   4. T(3) & U(4): word-gap = 0, alphabet gap = |21−20|−1 = 0. Match.
   5. T(3) & R(5): word-gap = 1, alphabet gap = |20−18|−1 = 1. Match.

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3. Q.3

   How many such pairs are there in the word PATIENT?

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   Answer: 0

   Solution:

   1. P-A-T-I-E-N-T: positions 1-7. Checking every pair against the rule, none of them have a matching word-gap and alphabet-gap.

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4. Q.4

   How many pairs of letters in the word COUNTRY have as many letters between them in the word as they have between them in the English alphabet?

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   Answer: 2

   Solution:

   1. C-O-U-N-T-R-Y: positions 1-7. Checking all pairs, two qualify.
   2. U (position 3) and R (position 6): word-gap = 6−3−1 = 2. Alphabet: U=21, R=18, gap = 21−18−1 = 2. Match.
   3. U (position 3) and Y (position 7): word-gap = 7−3−1 = 3. Alphabet: U=21, Y=25, gap = 25−21−1 = 3. Match.

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5. Q.5

   How many such pairs are there in the word MONKEY?

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   Answer: 1

   Solution:

   1. M-O-N-K-E-Y: positions 1-6. Checking all pairs, one qualifies.
   2. O (position 2) and N (position 3): word-gap = 3−2−1 = 0 (adjacent). Alphabet: O=15, N=14, gap = 15−14−1 = 0. Match.

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6. Q.6

   How many such pairs are there in the word HORIZON?

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   Answer: 4

   Solution:

   1. H-O-R-I-Z-O-N: positions 1-7. Checking all pairs, four qualify.
   2. H (1) & N (7): word-gap = 5, alphabet gap (H=8, N=14) = 5. Match.
   3. R (3) & the O at position 6: word-gap = 2, alphabet gap (R=18, O=15) = 2. Match.
   4. R (3) & N (7): word-gap = 3, alphabet gap (R=18, N=14) = 3. Match.
   5. The O at position 6 & N (7): word-gap = 0, alphabet gap (O=15, N=14) = 0. Match.

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7. Q.7

   How many such pairs are there in the word CHICKEN?

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   Answer: 4

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8. Q.8

   How many such pairs are there in the word MASTER?

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   Answer: 3 (M&R, S&T, and T&R all qualify)

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9. Q.9

   How many such pairs are there in the word MINUTES?

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   Answer: 3

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10. Q.10

    How many such pairs are there in the word GARDEN?

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    Answer: 2

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11. Q.11

    How many such pairs are there in the word WINTER?

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    Answer: 2 (W&R, and T&R both qualify)

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