In the following question, choose one option which is similar to the number in the given set:
(273, 365, 367)
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (246, 257, 358)
The three numbers of the given set have digit sums 12, 14 and 16: \(2+7+3=12\), \(3+6+5=14\), \(3+6+7=16\). The set that matches has the same three digit sums in the same order.
Option (1) (246, 257, 358) — digit sums 12, 14, 16, the same as the given set
Option (2) (145, 235, 325) — digit sums 10, 10, 10
Option (3) (143, 253, 246) — digit sums 8, 10, 12
Option (4) (233, 343, 345) — digit sums 8, 10, 12
Options (3) and (4) also go up by 2, but from 8, so their sums are not the same as the given set’s; only Option (1) repeats 12, 14, 16.