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.
SCATTER: TBBSUDS :: RESPECT: SDTOFBU :: SUCCESS: ?
- ATTBDFTR
- BTTDBFRT
- CRTBDFTR
- DTTDBFTR
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's analyze the pattern between the first pair: SCATTER → TBBSUDS
S
+1
T
C
−1
B
A
+1
B
T
−1
S
T
+1
U
E
−1
D
R
+1
S
The pattern is alternating +1,−1,+1,−1,+1,−1,+1.
Let's double check with the second pair: RESPECT → SDTOFBU
R
+1
S
E
−1
D
S
+1
T
P
−1
O
E
+1
F
C
−1
B
T
+1
U
The pattern is confirmed.
Now applying the same pattern to SUCCESS:
S
+1
T
U
−1
T
C
+1
D
C
−1
B
E
+1
F
S
−1
T
S
+1
T
The resulting cluster is TTDBFTR.
S
+1
T
C
−1
B
A
+1
B
T
−1
S
T
+1
U
E
−1
D
R
+1
S
The pattern is alternating +1,−1,+1,−1,+1,−1,+1.
Let's double check with the second pair: RESPECT → SDTOFBU
R
+1
S
E
−1
D
S
+1
T
P
−1
O
E
+1
F
C
−1
B
T
+1
U
The pattern is confirmed.
Now applying the same pattern to SUCCESS:
S
+1
T
U
−1
T
C
+1
D
C
−1
B
E
+1
F
S
−1
T
S
+1
T
The resulting cluster is TTDBFTR.