Directions: Study the following series carefully and answer the question.…
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Directions: Study the following series carefully and answer the question.
Series: 7 L # P 4 ® Y 9 * M 6 # N Z & T % 8 ^ G S @ R 5 © H 1 K ! F 3
Step I: All numbers that are immediately followed by a symbol are decreased by 1.
Step II: Letters immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a number are changed to their opposite letters in the English alphabet. Step II is applied after Step I.
How many alphabets are either immediately followed or immediately preceded by a prime number in Step I?
- A.
One
- B.
Two
- C.
Three
- D.
Four
- E.
None
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Correct answer: D
Step I transformation: Only numbers immediately followed by a symbol are decreased by 1. So 4 becomes 3, 9 becomes 8, 6 becomes 5, 8 becomes 7, and 5 becomes 4. The final 3 remains unchanged.
Step I series: 7 L # P 3 ® Y 8 * M 5 # N Z & T % 7 ^ G S @ R 4 © H 1 K ! F 3
Prime-number adjacency: L is next to 7, P is next to 3, M is next to 5, and F is next to the final 3.
Correct answer: Four