​Each vowel in the word 'PREDICT' is changed to the letter immediately following it in the English alphabetical order and each consonant is changed to the letter immediately preceding it in the English alphabetical order. If each letter thus formed is arranged in alphabetical order, which letter will be third from the right?

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Vowel Rule: Each vowel is changed to the next letter in the English alphabetical order.

Consonant Rule: Each consonant is changed to the previous letter in the English alphabetical order.

Word: PREDICT

P → O (consonant, previous letter)

R → Q (consonant, previous letter)

E → F (vowel, next letter)

D → C (consonant, previous letter)

I → J (vowel, next letter)

C → B (consonant, previous letter)

T → S (consonant, previous letter)

The transformed letters are: O, Q, F, C, J, B, S

Step 2: Arrange the transformed letters in alphabetical order.

Alphabetical order: B, C, F, J, O, Q, S

Third letter from the right in the sequence B, C, F, J, O, Q, S is O.

Final Answer: (a) O