The row below, read from left to right, is made up of letters, numbers and symbols.
L 2 & $ 9 W $ # # 7 * 5 2 8 7 Y @ 8 P 6 * 5 & % H L
How many numbers in this row have a symbol directly before them, but do not have a letter directly after them?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → 3
Check every number in the row: the element before it must be a symbol, and the element after it must not be a letter.
Place 2: L 2 & — does not count (preceded by the consonant L)
Place 5: $ 9 W — does not count (followed by the consonant W)
Place 10: # 7 * — counts
Place 12: * 5 2 — counts
Place 13: 5 2 8 — does not count (preceded by the number 5)
Place 14: 2 8 7 — does not count (preceded by the number 2)
Place 15: 8 7 Y — does not count (preceded by the number 8)
Place 18: @ 8 P — does not count (followed by the consonant P)
Place 20: P 6 * — does not count (preceded by the consonant P)
Place 22: * 5 & — counts
So the answer is 3.