How many elements are there between ‘77’ and ‘weld’ in the last step?
Five
In every step a number is arranged on the left end and a word on the right end. We begin with largest number, then the second largest, and so on, till all the numbers are arranged in ascending order. Words are arranged in the alphabetical order.
Step I: 77 29 42 pale fear 39 67 fame 32 weld turn cone
Step II: 67 77 29 42 pale fear 39 32 weld turn cone fame
Step III: 42 67 77 29 pale 39 32 weld turn cone fame fear
Step IV: 39 42 67 77 29 32 weld turn cone fame fear pale
Step V: 32 39 42 67 77 29 weld cone fame fear pale turn
Step VI: 29 32 39 42 67 77 cone fame fear pale turn weld