Which set of letters, when placed in order in the blanks of the given letter series, completes it?
D E _ D E _ D D E _ E D _ E E E _ D
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → DEEDE
The given letters show groups in which each group starts and ends with D, with E’s in between and one more E in every new group: DED, DEED, DEEED, DEEEED.
Group 1: DED, so the blank here is D
Group 2: DEED, so the blank here is E
Group 3: DEEED, so the blank here is E
Group 4: DEEEED, so the blanks here are D, E
The blanks, in order, are therefore D, E, E, D, E.