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Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary?FEAREDFAIRERFIREDFERRIEDFARED

  1. A
    1, 3, 5, 4, 2
  2. B
    2, 1, 5, 3, 4
  3. C
    2, 5, 1, 4, 3
  4. D
    1, 2, 5, 3, 4

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let's arrange the words alphabetically step-by-step: All words start with 'F'. We check the subsequent letters:Look at the second letter:FAIRERFAREDFEAREDFERRIEDFIREDCompare words starting with 'FA':FAIRER vs 5. FAREDSince 'I' comes before 'R', 2 (FAIRER) comes first, followed by 5 (FARED).Compare words starting with 'FE':FEARED vs 4. FERRIEDSince 'A' comes before 'R', 1 (FEARED) comes next, followed by 4 (FERRIED).Finally, the remaining word is 3 (FIRED).Combining this into the complete sequence gives: 2, 5, 1, 4, 3.

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Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary?FEAREDFAIRERFIREDFERRIEDFARED
A
1, 3, 5, 4, 2
B
2, 1, 5, 3, 4
C
2, 5, 1, 4, 3
D
1, 2, 5, 3, 4

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