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Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete the letter series.

  1. A
    JAAAAJA
  2. B
    AAJJAAA
  3. C
    JAAJAJJ
  4. D
    AJJAAJJ

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let's count the total number of letters and spaces, which is . We can test patterns of length 3 or 4.Let's try a repeating pattern of 3 letters: A J A or J A M:Let's test option C: JAAJAJJSubstituting the letters in order:

Let's break this into chunks of 3 letters:

— No clear pattern.Let's test Option B: AAJJAAA

— No.Let's analyze the string structure itself: _ A _ J _ _ J _ A _ _ ANotice the pairs of J and A. What if the pattern is a repeating 3-letter block like J A A?Let's fill to get J A A: — Doesn't fit perfectly.Let's check Option A: JAAAAJA

Let's divide this into repeating blocks of 3 letters:

This forms a perfect, continuous repeating sequence of the block JAA.The letters filled are: J, A, A, A, A, J, A.

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Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete the letter series.
A
JAAAAJA
B
AAJJAAA
C
JAAJAJJ
D
AJJAAJJ

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