The row below, read from left to right, is made up of letters, numbers and symbols.
D E % 4 K @ 7 I # 2 M U $ 6 O & B 3 A * 9 T E @ R 1 G
How many symbols in this row have a vowel directly before them and a number directly after them?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → 4
Check each symbol with its two neighbours: the element before it must be a vowel (A, E, I, O or U), and the element after it must be a number.
Place 3: E % 4 — counts
Place 6: K @ 7 — does not count (preceded by the consonant K)
Place 9: I # 2 — counts
Place 13: U $ 6 — counts
Place 16: O & B — does not count (followed by the consonant B)
Place 20: A * 9 — counts
Place 24: E @ R — does not count (followed by the consonant R)
So the answer is 4.