ZSTP : AHGK : : XWOU : ?
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ZSTP : AHGK : : XWOU : ?
Answer: C. CDLF — Concept: In a letter-opposite (mirror) analogy, each letter of the alphabet is paired with its mirror-image letter — a letter in position p (A=1 ... Z=26)…
- A.
DLFC
- B.
DCLF
- C.
CDLF
- D.
LFCD
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Correct answer: C
Concept: In a letter-opposite (mirror) analogy, each letter of the alphabet is paired with its mirror-image letter — a letter in position p (A=1 ... Z=26) pairs with the letter in position (27 − p). This splits the alphabet into two reversed halves: A↔Z, B↔Y, C↔X, ... M↔N.
Application: First confirm the rule from the given pair, then apply it to XWOU.
Given pair ZSTP : AHGK — Z(26)→27−26=1→A; S(19)→27−19=8→H; T(20)→27−20=7→G; P(16)→27−16=11→K. This matches AHGK, confirming the (27 − p) opposite-letter rule.
Apply the same rule to each letter of XWOU, in order: X(24)→27−24=3→C; W(23)→27−23=4→D; O(15)→27−15=12→L; U(21)→27−21=6→F.
Reading the mapped letters in the same left-to-right order as the original word X, W, O, U gives C, D, L, F.
Cross-check: In every mapped pair, the two positions add up to 27 (24+3, 23+4, 15+12, 21+6) — the same 27-sum relationship verified above for ZSTP : AHGK (26+1, 19+8, 20+7, 16+11), confirming the rule was applied consistently.
Thus, XWOU maps to CDLF.