How many such pairs of letters are there in the word 'PREDICAMENT', each of which has as many letters between them in the word (both forward and backward direction) as they have between them in the English Alphabet?

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  1. One
  2. None
  3. Two
  4. Three
  5. More than three

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Option 5 : More than three
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Given word: PREDICAMENT

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Since, more than three such pairs are formed in the word 'PREDICAMENT', each of which has as many letters between them in the word (both forward and backward direction) as they have between them in the English Alphabet. 

Hence, the correct answer is more than three.

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