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The number of letters that are preceded by a symbol but not followed by a number in the given expression is ______.

$M@A#N2B4O&3C5P+D2

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The letters that are preceded by symbol but not followed by number are as shown below,

$ M @ A #N2B4O&3C5P+D2

Thus, there are 2 such letters that are preceded by symbol but not followed by number.

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