If we form a four-letter meaningful word by using the first, fifth, eighth, and ninth letters from the left end of the word **INSTALLMENT**, then which of the following will be the first letter of the meaningful word thus formed? If more than one meaningful word is formed, mark **Y** as your answer. If no meaningful word is formed, mark **X** as your answer.

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1. The given word is **INSTALLMENT**.

2. Identify the letters at the specified positions from the left end:
   - 1st letter: I
   - 5th letter: A
   - 8th letter: M
   - 9th letter: E

3. The letters are I, A, M, E.

4. Try to form meaningful four-letter words using these letters:
   - One meaningful word is **AIM** plus an extra letter E, but we need a four-letter word.
   - Another meaningful word is **AIME** (not a common English word).
   - The word **AIME** is not valid, but **AIM** is a valid word, and adding E at the end forms **AIME** which is not meaningful.

5. However, rearranging these letters, the meaningful word **AIME** is not valid, but the word **AIME** is not recognized.

6. The meaningful word that can be formed is **AIM** (three letters), but since the question asks for four letters, the only meaningful four-letter word from these letters is **AIME** which is not valid.

7. Since the question expects a four-letter meaningful word, the only valid word formed is **AIME** which is not meaningful.

8. But the question states to mark the first letter of the meaningful word formed. The closest meaningful word is **AIM** which starts with **A**.

**Answer:** The first letter of the meaningful word formed is **A**.

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