Each vowel in the word ABATAGES is changed to the letter immediately preceding…
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Each vowel in the word ABATAGES is changed to the letter immediately preceding it in the English alphabetical order and each consonant is changed to the letter immediately following it in the English alphabetical order. Which of the following letters will appear more than twice in the new group of letters thus formed?
- A.
H
- B.
Z
- C.
U
- D.
C
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Correct answer: B
Apply the rule to ABATAGES: A becomes Z, B becomes C, A becomes Z, T becomes U, A becomes Z, G becomes H, E becomes D and S becomes T. The new group is ZCZUZHDT. In this group, Z appears three times, so it appears more than twice.