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::
- ABDE: XCD
- BCBC: XZY
- CBCD: YXW
- DCDE: 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.
* 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.