Which figure from the options comes next in the series of problem figures given below?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) →
From each figure to the next, one line is taken away each time (6, 5, 4, 3 lines). So the next figure has 2 lines.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (2) — Incorrect. The number of lines has not changed: there are still 3, as in the last figure.
Option (3) — Incorrect. There are 4 lines: a line is added instead of taken away.
Option (4) — Incorrect. There is 1 line: two lines are taken away instead of one.