Question

Which element comes exactly between '9' and '18' in Step II of the given input?

• A. Radar
• B. 14
• C. Union
• D. Rotator

Hint:

First reconstruct Step II fully, then answer any "between / immediate" position questions directly from that list.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

From the derived Step II order for the input \[ \text{Wow } 3\ 9\ 9\ 14\ 18\ \text{Orange Radar Rotator Unit } 11, \] the element between the adjacent \(9\) and \(18\) is \(14\). \(\Rightarrow \boxed{14}\).

Answer 2

Let's index every term of Step II from left to right so we can pin down exact neighbours instead of just reading the row.

1. Option Radar: Radar sits at position \(8\), sandwiched between Orange and Rotator. It is nowhere close to the \(9\)-\(18\) pair, so this option is ruled out.
2. Option 14: Writing Step II with positions, \[ \text{Wow}(1),\ 3(2),\ 9(3),\ 9(4),\ 14(5),\ 18(6),\ \text{Orange}(7),\ \text{Radar}(8),\ \text{Rotator}(9),\ \text{Unit}(10),\ 11(11), \] the term at position \(5\) is \(14\), and it sits exactly between the \(9\) at position \(4\) and the \(18\) at position \(6\). This option fits perfectly.
3. Option Union: No term named "Union" appears anywhere in Step II (only "Unit" does), so this choice cannot be the answer.
4. Option Rotator: Rotator occupies position \(9\), well past both the \(9\) and the \(18\), so it cannot be the term lying between them.

Only the second option, \(14\), occupies the slot directly between the \(9\) and the \(18\) in Step II.

Hence, the correct answer is 14.