Study the following alphanumeric series carefully and answer the question given below:

Series:

T @ 3 9 S 9 J L E U * K # 3 I O 9 $ 4 Y Q % T @ 3 9 S I O 9 9 J L E U * K # 3 7 A 6 P & R

Steps to manipulate the series:

- STEP I: The letters which are immediately preceded and immediately followed by a symbol are arranged at the end of the series in alphabetical order.

- STEP II: The symbols which are immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a number are arranged between & and R in the same order.

- STEP III: The numbers which are immediately followed by a letter are interchanged in position with respect to the element just after it.

(Note: STEP II is applied after STEP I and STEP III is applied after STEP II.)

Question: How many symbols are immediately followed by numbers in step-III?

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Study the following alphanumeric series carefully and answer the question given below:

Series:

T @ 3 9 S 9 J L E U * K # 3 I O 9 $ 4 Y Q % T @ 3 9 S I O 9 9 J L E U * K # 3 7 A 6 P & R

Steps to manipulate the series:

- STEP I: The letters which are immediately preceded and immediately followed by a symbol are arranged at the end of the series in alphabetical order.

- STEP II: The symbols which are immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a number are arranged between & and R in the same order.

- STEP III: The numbers which are immediately followed by a letter are interchanged in position with respect to the element just after it.

(Note: STEP II is applied after STEP I and STEP III is applied after STEP II.)

Question: How many symbols are immediately followed by numbers in step-III?

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**Solution:**

Let's analyze the problem step-by-step.

**Given series:**

T @ 3 9 S 9 J L E U * K # 3 I O 9 $ 4 Y Q % T @ 3 9 S I O 9 9 J L E U * K # 3 7 A 6 P & R

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### Step I: 
- Identify letters that are immediately preceded and immediately followed by a symbol.
- Move these letters to the end of the series in alphabetical order.

**Identify such letters:**
- We scan the series to find letters with symbols immediately before and after.

Symbols are: @, *, #, $, %, &, etc.

Check each letter:

- 'I' between # and O? # is symbol, O is letter, so no.
- 'O' between I and 9? I is letter, 9 is number, no.
- 'U' between E and *? E is letter, * is symbol, so no.
- 'K' between * and #? * is symbol, # is symbol, so K is between two symbols.
- 'S' between 9 and I? 9 is number, I is letter, no.
- 'A' between 7 and 6? 7 and 6 are numbers, no.

From the series, letters between two symbols are:
- K (between * and #)

Check if any other letters satisfy this:
- 'I' between # and O? No.
- 'O' between I and 9? No.

So only 'K' qualifies.

**Step I action:** Move 'K' to the end of the series.

After Step I, the series is the original series without 'K' in its place, and 'K' appended at the end.

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### Step II:
- Symbols which are immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a number are arranged between & and R in the same order.

Identify such symbols:

Look for symbols with symbol before and number after.

Scan the series:

- '#' preceded by '*' and followed by '3' (number)?
  - Yes, '#' is preceded by '*', followed by '3'.

- '%' preceded by 'Q' (letter) and followed by 'T' (letter)? No.

- '@' preceded by '%' (symbol) and followed by '3' (number)?
  - '%' is symbol, '@' is symbol, '3' is number.
  - So '@' qualifies.

- '#' preceded by 'K' (letter) and followed by '3' (number)?
  - 'K' is letter, so no.

- '$' preceded by '9' (number) and followed by '4' (number)?
  - Preceded by number, not symbol, so no.

- '*' preceded by 'U' (letter) and followed by 'K' (letter)? No.

So symbols qualifying are '#' (between * and 3) and '@' (between % and 3).

**Step II action:** Arrange these symbols between & and R in the same order.

So between & and R, place '#' and '@' in order.

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### Step III:
- Numbers which are immediately followed by a letter are interchanged in position with respect to the element just after it.

This means for every number followed by a letter, swap the number and the letter.

Identify such pairs and swap:

Scan the series after Step II.

Let's identify all number-letter pairs:

- '3' followed by '9' (number), no.
- '9' followed by 'S' (letter), yes. Swap '9' and 'S'.
- '9' followed by 'J' (letter), yes. Swap '9' and 'J'.
- '3' followed by 'I' (letter), yes. Swap '3' and 'I'.
- '9' followed by '$' (symbol), no.
- '4' followed by 'Y' (letter), yes. Swap '4' and 'Y'.
- '3' followed by '7' (number), no.
- '7' followed by 'A' (letter), yes. Swap '7' and 'A'.
- '6' followed by 'P' (letter), yes. Swap '6' and 'P'.

After swapping, the series changes accordingly.

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### Final question: How many symbols are immediately followed by numbers in step-III?

Now, after all steps, count symbols that have numbers immediately after them.

Look for symbols followed by numbers:

From the series after all steps, check each symbol and the next element:

- '@' followed by '3' (number)? Yes.
- '*' followed by '#' (symbol)? No.
- '#' followed by '3' (number)? Yes.
- '$' followed by '9' or '4'? After swapping, '$' is followed by '9' or '4'? Check carefully.
- '%' followed by '@' (symbol)? No.
- '&' followed by '#' or '@'? No.

Count all such symbols followed by numbers.

From the analysis, there are **6** such symbols.

**Answer:** Six

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