The row below, read from left to right, is made up of letters, numbers and symbols.
K $ * 8 E # * H 4 & 5 3 # 1 5 W $ G * X $ I Z O
How many symbols in this row have a consonant directly before them and a consonant directly after them?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → 2
Check every symbol in the row: the element before it and the element after it must both be consonants. A consonant is any letter other than A, E, I, O and U.
Place 2: K $ * — does not count (followed by the symbol *)
Place 3: $ * 8 — does not count (preceded by the symbol $)
Place 6: E # * — does not count (preceded by the vowel E)
Place 7: # * H — does not count (preceded by the symbol #)
Place 10: 4 & 5 — does not count (preceded by the number 4)
Place 13: 3 # 1 — does not count (preceded by the number 3)
Place 17: W $ G — counts
Place 19: G * X — counts
Place 21: X $ I — does not count (followed by the vowel I)
So the answer is 2.