Study the following alphanumeric series carefully and answer the questions given below:L E 8 Y O & H G 9 J 9 @ % S 4 I O 9 U * K # 3 $ 1 T 3 @ 9
STEP 1: The letters which are immediately followed and immediately preceded by a number are arranged in the end of the series in the alphabetical order.
STEP 2: The numbers which are immediately preceded by the number and immediately followed by the symbols are arranged in the starting of the series in the
ascending order. (They are arranged just before L)
STEP 3: The symbols which are immediately followed by number are interchanged its position with respect to the element just after it.
NOTE: STEP-2 is applied after STEP-1 and STEP-3 is applied after STEP-2.
How many letters are arranged before letter (K) of the series in the step-1?