Question

If the first and second letters in word 'MISFORTUNE' were interchanged, also the third and fourth letters, the fifth and the sixth letters and so on, which letter would then be the eight letter counting to your left?
(a) O
(b) F
(c) S
(d) T
(e) U​

Answer 1

Answer:

b) F

Explanation:

After making the changes the word becomes: IMFSROUTEN; 8th letter counting towrds left from right is F.

Answer 2

Given:

The word:- MISFORTUNE

What To Find:

We have to find that which letter would then be the eight letter counting to your left?

How To Find:

First, we will divide this riddle into 2 parts because first it is asking us to form a new word and second, we have to find the 8th letter from our left.

Solution:

• FIRST PART OF RIDDLE

According to the riddle it says that,

First and second letter are interchanged i.e.,

⇒ MISFORTUNE - IMSFORTUNE

Same goes for third and fourth i.e.,

⇒ IMSFORTUNE - IMFSORTUNE

Again same goes for fifth and sixth,

⇒ IMFSORTUNE - IMFSROTUNE

Once again same goes for seventh and eighth,

⇒ IMFSROTUNE - IMFSROUTNE

Again we have to do with ninth and tenth,

⇒ IMFSROUTNE -  IMFSROUTEN

∴ So, the word MISFORTUNE will become IMFSROUTEN.

• SECOND PART OF RIDDLE

Now the riddle says that,

• We have to start counting the letter of the 'IMFSROUTEN' from our left and stop at the eighth letter.

So,

IMFSROUTEN

Now from our left the first is I so now let's continue

• I = 1st letter
• M = 2nd letter
• F = 3rd letter
• S = 4th letter
• R = 5th letter
• O = 6th letter
• U = 7th letter
• T = 8th letter
• E = 9th letter
• N = 10th letter

∴ As we can see that T is 8th letter from our left, hence option is (d).