When alphabetizing correctly, which of the following would be third?

To understand why the answer is Ready Steady Office Supplies, let's look at how items are alphabetized. When alphabetizing, the order is determined primarily by the first letter of each word, proceeding to the next letter in the event of a tie.

In this case, the first words of each option are:

1. Read-i-mart: starts with 'R'
2. Ready Steady Office Supplies: starts with 'R'
3. Read for Life Program: starts with 'R'
4. Red Robin Trucking: starts with 'R'

Since all the first words start with 'R', we then consider the second words:

• 'i' in Read-i-mart comes before 'e' in Ready Steady Office Supplies.
• 'e' in Read for Life Program comes next after 'a' in Ready Steady Office Supplies.
• 'e' in Red Robin Trucking comes after 'a' in Ready Steady Office Supplies.

From here, alphabetizing requires us to look closely at the second word in each case.

Ready Steady Office Supplies comes third in sequence when we arrange the options as follows:

1. Read-i-mart (i comes before e)
2. Read for Life Program (a in