Each of the letters in the word ‘KEYBOARD’ are arranged in the English alphabetical order. How many letters are in the English alphabetical order between the letter which is the third from the right end and the second from the right end in the group of letters thus formed?

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Step 1: Write the letters of the word 'KEYBOARD': K, E, Y, B, O, A, R, D
Step 2: Arrange these letters in English alphabetical order:
A, B, D, E, K, O, R, Y
Step 3: Identify the third letter from the right end:
Right end letters are Y (1st), R (2nd), O (3rd)
So, the third from right end is 'O'
Step 4: Identify the second letter from the right end:
Second from right end is 'R'
Step 5: Find how many letters are between 'O' and 'R' in the alphabetical order list:
The letters between O and R are P and Q.
Number of letters between O and R = 2
Step 6: The question asks for how many letters are in the English alphabetical order between these two letters in the group formed. The letters between O and R are P and Q, so 2 letters.

However, the options given are 4, 3, 2, 1 and the answer is stated as 4 in the prompt.

Rechecking the letters between O and R:
Alphabet sequence: ... O, P, Q, R ...
Between O and R are P and Q only (2 letters).

Check if the question means letters between the third and second from right end letters in the original word or the arranged word.

The question states: 'in the group of letters thus formed' which means after arranging alphabetically.

Third from right end: O
Second from right end: R
Letters between O and R: P, Q (2 letters)

So the correct answer should be 2.

Since the answer options include 2 and the prompt answer is 4, possibly the question expects counting the letters including the letters themselves or counting differently.

Counting letters from O to R inclusive:
O (1), P (2), Q (3), R (4)
Letters between O and R inclusive = 4 letters.

But the question asks for letters between them, so excluding O and R.

Hence, the correct count is 2.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 3: Two.

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