How many letters in the given word are between the first vowel and the last consonant? “COMMUNICATION”

The correct option is 10.

Let's break down the solution step-by-step to find the number of letters located between the first vowel and the last consonant in the given word.

Step 1: Write down the given word and index its letters.
The given word is “COMMUNICATION”.
Let's list the positions (1 to 13) for each letter in the word:

1. C (Consonant)
2. O (Vowel)
3. M (Consonant)
4. M (Consonant)
5. U (Vowel)
6. N (Consonant)
7. I (Vowel)
8. C (Consonant)
9. A (Vowel)
10. T (Consonant)
11. I (Vowel)
12. O (Vowel)
13. N (Consonant)

Step 2: Identify the first vowel and the last consonant.
• The vowels in the English alphabet are A, E, I, O, U.
• The first vowel in "COMMUNICATION" is 'O' at position 2.
• The last consonant in "COMMUNICATION" is the final 'N' at position 13.

Step 3: Count the letters between the first vowel and the last consonant.
We need to count all the letters lying strictly between position 2 ('O') and position 13 ('N'). These correspond to positions 3 through 12:

Position 3: M
Position 4: M
Position 5: U
Position 6: N
Position 7: I
Position 8: C
Position 9: A
Position 10: T
Position 11: I
Position 12: O

Listing them together, the letters strictly between the first vowel and the last consonant are: M, M, U, N, I, C, A, T, I, O.

Counting these letters: 13 - 2 - 1 = 10 letters.

Therefore, there are 10 letters between the first vowel and the last consonant in the word “COMMUNICATION”.