All the alphabets in the word ‘CARDBOARD’ are arranged in the alphabetical order. How many alphabets are there in the English alphabetical series between the alphabet which is fourth from the left end and the one which is second from the right end in the newly formed cluster of nine letters?

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Step 1: Write the word 'CARDBOARD'. It has 9 letters: C, A, R, D, B, O, A, R, D.

Step 2: Arrange these letters in alphabetical order. The letters are: A, A, B, C, D, D, O, R, R.

Step 3: Identify the 4th letter from the left end in this ordered list:
- 1st: A
- 2nd: A
- 3rd: B
- 4th: C

So, the 4th letter from the left end is 'C'.

Step 4: Identify the 2nd letter from the right end:
- 1st from right: R
- 2nd from right: R

So, the 2nd letter from the right end is 'R'.

Step 5: Find the number of alphabets between 'C' and 'R' in the English alphabetical series.
- Position of C = 3
- Position of R = 18

Number of alphabets between them = 18 - 3 - 1 = 14

Therefore, the answer is 14.

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