Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete the letter series.
\text{ABZ, BCY, CDX, DEW, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_}}
- AEGH
- BEFG
- CEFV
- DEGV
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's break down the series into three separate letter tracks based on position inside each term:
First letter track: A, B, C, D, ...
A+1=B
B+1=C
C+1=D
Next letter: D+1=E
Second letter track: B, C, D, E, ...
B+1=C
C+1=D
D+1=E
Next letter: E+1=F
Third letter track: Z, Y, X, W, ...
Z−1=Y
Y−1=X
X−1=W
Next letter: W−1=V
Combining the results, the next term in the series is EFV.
First letter track: A, B, C, D, ...
A+1=B
B+1=C
C+1=D
Next letter: D+1=E
Second letter track: B, C, D, E, ...
B+1=C
C+1=D
D+1=E
Next letter: E+1=F
Third letter track: Z, Y, X, W, ...
Z−1=Y
Y−1=X
X−1=W
Next letter: W−1=V
Combining the results, the next term in the series is EFV.