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Given below is a pair of words/letters/numbers separated by a colon and followed by four answer choices. Choose the pair of words in the answer choices that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.
ABC: ZYX::

  1. A
    BDE: XCD
  2. B
    CBC: XZY
  3. C
    BCD: YXW
  4. D
    CDE: XVZ

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

The relationship in ABC : ZYX relies on pairs of opposite letters from the beginning and the end of the alphabet:
* A is the letter from the beginning, Z is the from the end.
* B is the letter from the beginning, Y is the from the end.
* C is the letter from the beginning, X is the from the end.

Applying the same rule to BCD:

* B Y
* C X
* D W
Thus, BCD matches with YXW.

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Given below is a pair of words/letters/numbers separated by a colon and followed by four answer choices. Choose the pair of words in the answer choices that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.
ABC: ZYX::
A
BDE: XCD
B
CBC: XZY
C
BCD: YXW
D
CDE: XVZ

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