How many such pairs of letter in the word CLEARING each of which has 1...
Counting Pairs of Letters with One Letter in Between in the Word CLEARING:
To solve this problem, we need to count the number of pairs of letters in the word CLEARING that have one letter in between them in both the word and the alphabet. Here's how we can do it:
Step 1: Write down the letters of the word CLEARING in a row.
C L E A R I N G
Step 2: Identify the pairs of letters that have one letter in between them in the word.
C - E, E - A, A - R, R - I, I - N, N - G
Step 3: Check if each of these pairs also has one letter in between them in the alphabet.
C - E (D), E - A (F), A - R (B, S), R - I (Q), I - N (H, J), N - G (O)
Step 4: Count the number of pairs that meet both conditions.
There are two pairs of letters in the word CLEARING that have one letter in between them in both the word and the alphabet: E - A and R - I.
Therefore, the correct answer is option (C) Two.