Question

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? HEW LCA PAE TYI ?

• A. YXM
• B. XWM
• C. WWL
• D. YVN

Answer 1

Answer:

B. XWM

The correct answer is XWM.

1. First Letters: H → L → P → T → ?

Count forward by 4 letters each time:

• H (8) + 4 = L (12)

• L (12) + 4 = P (16)

• P (16) + 4 = T (20)

• T (20) + 4 = X (24)

2. Second Letters: E → C → A → Y → ?

Count backward by 2 letters each time:

• E (5) - 2 = C (3)

• C (3) - 2 = A (1)

• A (1) - 2 = Y (25) (wrapping backward)

• Y (25) - 2 = W (23)

3. Third Letters: W → A → E → I → ?

Count forward by 4 letters each time:

• W (23) + 4 = A (1) (23 + 4 = 27, which wraps around to 1)

• A (1) + 4 = E (5)

• E (5) + 4 = I (9)

• I (9) + 4 = M (13)