T # K 7 P N 3 R ? 3 S Q S A 9 @ 4 E G % 8 J B 6 M ! V 9 Z Which is the 4th…

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T # K 7 P N 3 R ? 3 S Q S A 9 @ 4 E G % 8 J B 6 M ! V 9 Z

Which is the 4th element to the right of the 24th element from the right end?

  1. A.

    4

  2. B.

    Q

  3. C.

    S

  4. D.

    3

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Correct answer: D

Concept

In a linear sequence of N elements, the nth element counted from the right end sits at position (N − n + 1) counted from the left end. An instruction to move further “to the right” from a reference position shifts toward the right-hand end of the row; because that end is fixed, each such shift reduces the “position counted from the right end” by the same number of places.

Application

The row T # K 7 P N 3 R ? 3 S Q S A 9 @ 4 E G % 8 J B 6 M ! V 9 Z has 29 elements in total.

  1. Locate the 24th element from the right end: from the left end this is position 29 − 24 + 1 = 6.

  2. Read the element at position 6 from the left end: it is N.

  3. Shift 4 places further to the right from position 6: 6 + 4 = 10.

  4. Read the element at position 10 from the left end: it is 3.

Cross-check

Since the right end is a fixed boundary, moving 4 places toward it from the 24th position (from the right) must land on the (24 − 4) = 20th position from the right end. Counting 20 places in from the right end of the same 29-element row also gives 3, confirming the answer by an independent count.

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