In the following question, which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
_cca_a_ca_ac_ab
- Aabcbc
- Babcbb
- Cabbcc
- Dabccb
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The total number of characters including blanks is 15. We can divide the pattern into groups of 3:
_cc | a_a | _ca | _ac | _ab
Let's try substituting Option B (a, b, c, b, b):
First blank → a : acc
Second blank → b : aba
Third blank → c : cca
Fourth blank → b : bac
Fifth blank → b : bab
Let's test Option C (a, b, b, c, c):
acc
aba
bca
cac
cab
Let's test a 5-letter repeating block pattern:
_cca_ | a_ca_ | ac_ab
With Option D (a, b, c, c, b):
acca_ → accab
a_ca_ → accab
ac_ab → accab
This forms a perfect repeating sequence of accab | accab | accab.
_cc | a_a | _ca | _ac | _ab
Let's try substituting Option B (a, b, c, b, b):
First blank → a : acc
Second blank → b : aba
Third blank → c : cca
Fourth blank → b : bac
Fifth blank → b : bab
Let's test Option C (a, b, b, c, c):
acc
aba
bca
cac
cab
Let's test a 5-letter repeating block pattern:
_cca_ | a_ca_ | ac_ab
With Option D (a, b, c, c, b):
acca_ → accab
a_ca_ → accab
ac_ab → accab
This forms a perfect repeating sequence of accab | accab | accab.