Question

Which letter will be fourth from the last if all the letters of the word PRODUCTION are reversed and then each letter is replaced by the letter which is next to it in alphabetical order?

• A. E
• B. V
• C. Q
• D. O

Hint:

Instead of transforming the whole word, find the target letter in the original word first. The "fourth from last" in a reversed word is simply the "fourth" letter of the original word. Original: P-R-O-D... Next of D = E.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Reverse the word PRODUCTION.
PRODUCTION has 10 letters; written in reverse: N-O-I-T-C-U-D-O-R-P.
Step 2: Replace each letter by the next letter in the alphabet.
N becomes O, O becomes P, I becomes J, T becomes U, C becomes D, U becomes V, D becomes E, O becomes P, R becomes S, P becomes Q; the new sequence is O-P-J-U-D-V-E-P-S-Q.
Step 3: Find the fourth letter from the last.
Counting from the right end of OPJUDVEPSQ: Q (1st), S (2nd), P (3rd), E (4th); the fourth letter from the last is E.
\[ \boxed{E} \]