Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given beside: K 1 S % 8 4 O E Z 9 ? 4 ! X 6 P & 4 A 8 + 5 U 9 I / 3 8 B A 9 7 If a meaningful word is to be formed using the 1 st , 3 rd , 8 th , 16 th and 30 th letters while moving from left to right, how many meaningful words thus can be formed? (Each letter to be used once only)

Step-by-step solution

The given sequence: K 1 S % 8 4 O E Z 9 ? 4 ! X 6 P & 4 A 8 + 5 U 9 I / 3 8 B A 9 7 Here, the 1st, 3rd, 8th, 16th and 30th letters are: K, S, P, E and A respectively. K 1 S % 8 4 O E Z 9 ? 4 ! X 6 P & 4 A 8 + 5 U 9 I / 3 8 B A 9 7 At this point 2 meaningful words can be formed using K, S, P, E and A. ‘ Speak ’ which means ‘to say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling’. ‘ Peaks ’ which is the plural of the word ‘Peak’ which means ‘the p