One die is drawn below in two different ways. Find the letter opposite E.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A
Both pictures show K and M, which are neighbours. Only two faces of a cube touch both of two neighbouring faces: the two faces at the ends of the edge they share, and these two are opposite each other.
In picture (i) the third face, next to both K and M, is E
In picture (ii) the third face, next to both K and M, is A
So E and A are opposite
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (2) M — Incorrect. M is seen next to E in picture (i), so it touches E and cannot be opposite it.
Option (3) K — Incorrect. K is seen next to E in picture (i), so it touches E and cannot be opposite it.
Option (4) G — Incorrect. The face opposite E is A, and a face has only one opposite, so G is one of the four faces round E.