The row below, read from left to right, is made up of letters, numbers and symbols.
9 & G 1 @ K K 7 & 6 & P 7 % U * B E A Z 8 6 U $ 7 9 4 1 %
How many consonants in this row are directly followed by a number which, in turn, is directly followed by a symbol?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 3
Check every consonant in the row: the element just after it must be a number, and the element just after that number must be a symbol. A consonant is any letter other than A, E, I, O and U.
Place 3: & G 1 @ — counts
Place 6: @ K K 7 — does not count (followed by the consonant K, not a number)
Place 7: K K 7 & — counts
Place 12: & P 7 % — counts
Place 17: * B E A — does not count (followed by the vowel E, not a number)
Place 20: A Z 8 6 — does not count (the number 8 is followed by the number 6, not a symbol)
So the answer is 3.