Question

Refer to the following letter, symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only.

(Left) F & L A V @ * K Z > N E $ B = M U & # T £ G € Z (Right)

How many such symbols are there each of which are immediately preceded by a letter and also immediately followed by another symbol?

• A. One
• B. Three
• C. Two
• D. Four

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Two

There are only 2 such symbol matching the criteria in the series.

The target pattern: Letter $\rightarrow$ Symbol $\rightarrow$ Symbol

Step-by-step breakdown of the series from left to right:

• F & L (Letter $\rightarrow$ Symbol $\rightarrow$ Letter) ❌

• A V @ * $\rightarrow$ Here, V is a letter, @ is a symbol, and * is a symbol. (Match 1)

• @ * K (Symbol $\rightarrow$ Symbol $\rightarrow$ Letter) ❌

• Z > N (Letter $\rightarrow$ Symbol $\rightarrow$ Letter) ❌

• E $B</code> (Letter$\rightarrow$Symbol$\rightarrow$Letter) ❌</p></li><li><p data-pxy="true" style="color: rgb(0,0,0); margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px;"><code color="rgb(0,0,0)" style="padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); background: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(0,0,0); font-size: 0.9em; line-height: 1.4;">B = M</code> (Letter$\rightarrow$Symbol$\rightarrow Letter) ❌

• U & # \rightarrow Here, U is a letter, & is a symbol, and # is a symbol. (Match 2)

• & # T (Symbol \rightarrow$Symbol$\rightarrow$Letter) ❌</p></li><li><p data-pxy="true" style="color: rgb(0,0,0); margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px;"><code color="rgb(0,0,0)" style="padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); background: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(0,0,0); font-size: 0.9em; line-height: 1.4;">T £ G</code> (Letter$\rightarrow$Symbol$\rightarrow$Letter) ❌</p></li><li><p data-pxy="true" style="color: rgb(0,0,0); margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px;"><code color="rgb(0,0,0)" style="padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); background: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(0,0,0); font-size: 0.9em; line-height: 1.4;">G € Z</code> (Letter$\rightarrow$Symbol$\rightarrow$ Letter) ❌

Correction Note: Looking closely at the pairs, there are actually 2 instances:

1. V@* (Letter V, Symbol @, Symbol *)

2. U&# (Letter U, Symbol &, Symbol #)

Therefore, the final answer is 2.