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(বাম) MPLTVHBUINGFDCREWXLMPOTYRCDSWZXDF (ডান)
অক্ষর ক্রমটির ডানদিক থেকে ষষ্ঠ এবং বামদিক থেকে ষষ্ঠ অক্ষরের মধ্যে কয়টি অক্ষর আছে?
21
22
23
20
21
Count positions from ends: The total length of the series is 36. 6th from the right is position (36 - 6 + 1) = 31st. 6th from the left is 6th. The number of elements between index i and j is |i - j| - 1.
Count positions from ends: The total length of the series is 36. 6th from the right is position (36 - 6 + 1) = 31st. 6th from the left is 6th. The number of elements between index i and j is |i - j| - 1.
Analyze the Series Length
Counting the provided characters: M(1) P(2) L(3) T(4) V(5) H(6) B(7) U(8) I(9) N(10) G(11) F(12) D(13) C(14) R(15) E(16) W(17) X(18) L(19) M(20) P(21) O(22) T(23) Y(24) R(25) C(26) D(27) S(28) W(29) Z(30) X(31) D(32) F(33). Total length = 33.
Identify Positions
The 6th letter from the left is 'H' (index 6). The 6th letter from the right in a series of 33 is index (33 - 6 + 1) = 28th letter. The 28th letter is 'S'.
Calculate Letters Between
Number of letters between position 6 and 28 is (28 - 6) - 1 = 22 - 1 = 21.
B: 22 is incorrect as it fails to subtract the inclusive boundary. C: 23 is incorrect due to miscounting the indices. D: 20 is incorrect as it subtracts one too many.
A is correct because the 6th letter from the left is at index 6 and the 6th from the right is at index 28, and (28-6-1) equals 21.
Always verify the total length of the provided alphanumeric string first, as counting errors are the most common cause of failure in sequence-based questions.