Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.
OBSTACLE:BOXOFXEL::COLLOSAL:?
- ACOGQJXAL
- BCOQGTNAL
- COCGQJXLA
- DOCQGTNLA
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's carefully analyze the letter transformation rule from OBSTACLE to BOXOFXEL:
Let's divide the 8-letter word into two halves:
First half: O B S T
Second half: A C L E
Let's observe how O B S T transforms into B O X O:
Look at the first two letters swapped: O B→B O
Look at the next two letters: S(19)+5=24(X), T(20)−5=15(O)
Let's see if this matches the second half A C L E transforming into F X E L:
Look at A C: A(1)+5=6(F), C(3)−5=−2=24(X)
Look at L E swapped: L E→E L
Let's organize this structure cleanly:
Letters 1 and 2: Swapped →O B→B O
Letters 3 and 4: +5,−5→S+5=X,T−5=O
Letters 5 and 6: +5,−5→A+5=F,C−5=X
Letters 7 and 8: Swapped →L E→E L
Let's perform this exact set of structural mutations on COLLOSAL:
1 and 2 (C O): Swapped →O C
3 and 4 (L L):
L(12)+5=17→Q
L(12)−5=7→G
5 and 6 (O S):
O(15)+5=20→T
S(19)−5=14→N
7 and 8 (A L): Swapped →L A
Combining these blocks gives: O C Q G T N L A.
Let's divide the 8-letter word into two halves:
First half: O B S T
Second half: A C L E
Let's observe how O B S T transforms into B O X O:
Look at the first two letters swapped: O B→B O
Look at the next two letters: S(19)+5=24(X), T(20)−5=15(O)
Let's see if this matches the second half A C L E transforming into F X E L:
Look at A C: A(1)+5=6(F), C(3)−5=−2=24(X)
Look at L E swapped: L E→E L
Let's organize this structure cleanly:
Letters 1 and 2: Swapped →O B→B O
Letters 3 and 4: +5,−5→S+5=X,T−5=O
Letters 5 and 6: +5,−5→A+5=F,C−5=X
Letters 7 and 8: Swapped →L E→E L
Let's perform this exact set of structural mutations on COLLOSAL:
1 and 2 (C O): Swapped →O C
3 and 4 (L L):
L(12)+5=17→Q
L(12)−5=7→G
5 and 6 (O S):
O(15)+5=20→T
S(19)−5=14→N
7 and 8 (A L): Swapped →L A
Combining these blocks gives: O C Q G T N L A.