Consider the following series and the steps applied to it:

Initial series:

$$F \, 3 \, 6 \, N \, @ \, 9 \, K \, T \, Q \, 5 \, C \, \% \, 8 \, B \, \# \, 7 \, D \, S \, * \, H \, 4 \, W \, L$$

**Step I:** The numbers which are immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by an alphabet are moved to the end of the series in increasing order (placed immediately after L).

**Step II:** The odd numbers which are immediately preceded by an alphabet swap their positions with the alphabet immediately before them.

**Step III:** The alphabets which are immediately followed by a symbol are arranged in alphabetical order between H and 4 of Step II.

Question: How many alphabets in Step II are immediately preceded and immediately followed by numbers?

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Consider the following series and the steps applied to it:

Initial series:

$$F \, 3 \, 6 \, N \, @ \, 9 \, K \, T \, Q \, 5 \, C \, \% \, 8 \, B \, \# \, 7 \, D \, S \, * \, H \, 4 \, W \, L$$

**Step I:** The numbers which are immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by an alphabet are moved to the end of the series in increasing order (placed immediately after L).

**Step II:** The odd numbers which are immediately preceded by an alphabet swap their positions with the alphabet immediately before them.

**Step III:** The alphabets which are immediately followed by a symbol are arranged in alphabetical order between H and 4 of Step II.

Question: How many alphabets in Step II are immediately preceded and immediately followed by numbers?

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**Solution:**

1. **Understanding Step I:**
   - Identify numbers that are immediately preceded by symbols and immediately followed by alphabets.
   - These numbers are moved to the end of the series in ascending order, placed right after L.

2. **Applying Step II:**
   - Focus on odd numbers that are immediately preceded by alphabets.
   - Each such odd number swaps its position with the alphabet immediately before it.

3. **Analyzing Step II series:**
   - After performing Step II, examine the alphabets in the series.
   - Count how many alphabets have a number immediately before them and a number immediately after them.

4. **Counting alphabets with numbers on both sides:**
   - By carefully checking the series after Step II, it is found that exactly three alphabets satisfy this condition.

**Answer:** Three

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