Two positions of a dice are shown below. When there are two dots at the bottom, the number of dots at the top will be:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 3
Both views show the face with 1 dot. When two views share one face, read the three visible faces of each view in the same turning order (top, front, right) starting from the common face; the faces that then stand in the same place in both lists are opposite each other.
First view: top 1, front 5, right 3; starting from 1 the order is 1, 5, 3
Second view: top 4, front 2, right 1; starting from 1 the order is 1, 4, 2
Second places: 5 and 4 are opposite
Third places: 3 and 2 are opposite
So when 2 dots are at the bottom, 3 dots are at the top. (The 1 is next to 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the two views, so 6 is opposite 1.)