Select the option that is related to the fifth letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster and the fourth letter cluster is related to the third letter cluster.
FOREIGN: ROFNGIE :: PRODUCT: ORPTCUD :: BENEFIT : ?
- ANEBTIEF
- BNEBFITE
- CNEBTIFE
- DNEBETIF
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's analyze the pattern by looking at how the positions of the letters change:
For FOREIGN → ROFNGIE:
Split the 7-letter word into three parts: first 3 letters (FOR), middle 1 letter (E), and last 3 letters (IGN).
Reverse the first 3 letters: FOR → ROF
Keep the middle letter as it is, or look at the total reordering:
Positions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Result: 3 2 1 7 6 5 4 (R O F N G I E)
Let's trace: 3rd(R), 2nd(O), 1st(F), 7th(N), 6th(G), 5th(I), 4th(E).
Let's check PRODUCT → ORPTCUD:
Positions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (P R O D U C T)
3rd(O), 2nd(R), 1st(P), 7th(T), 6th(C), 5th(U), 4th(D).
Result: O R P T C U D. This matches exactly.
Now apply the same pattern to BENEFIT:
Positions: 1(B), 2(E), 3(N), 4(E), 5(F), 6(I), 7(T)
Rearrangement sequence: 3, 2, 1, 7, 6, 5, 4
3rd → N
2nd → E
1st → B
7th → T
6th → I
5th → F
4th → E
Resulting cluster: N E B T I F E.
For FOREIGN → ROFNGIE:
Split the 7-letter word into three parts: first 3 letters (FOR), middle 1 letter (E), and last 3 letters (IGN).
Reverse the first 3 letters: FOR → ROF
Keep the middle letter as it is, or look at the total reordering:
Positions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Result: 3 2 1 7 6 5 4 (R O F N G I E)
Let's trace: 3rd(R), 2nd(O), 1st(F), 7th(N), 6th(G), 5th(I), 4th(E).
Let's check PRODUCT → ORPTCUD:
Positions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (P R O D U C T)
3rd(O), 2nd(R), 1st(P), 7th(T), 6th(C), 5th(U), 4th(D).
Result: O R P T C U D. This matches exactly.
Now apply the same pattern to BENEFIT:
Positions: 1(B), 2(E), 3(N), 4(E), 5(F), 6(I), 7(T)
Rearrangement sequence: 3, 2, 1, 7, 6, 5, 4
3rd → N
2nd → E
1st → B
7th → T
6th → I
5th → F
4th → E
Resulting cluster: N E B T I F E.