The row below, read from left to right, is made up of letters, numbers and symbols.
H 5 A # 3 E K 8 U % 2 I R 6 O @ 7 A L 4 B 9 E $ 1 O T
How many numbers in this row have a vowel directly after them, but no symbol directly before them?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → 4
Check each number with its two neighbours: the element after it must be a vowel (A, E, I, O or U), and the element before it must not be a symbol.
Place 2: H 5 A — counts
Place 5: # 3 E — does not count (preceded by the symbol #)
Place 8: K 8 U — counts
Place 11: % 2 I — does not count (preceded by the symbol %)
Place 14: R 6 O — counts
Place 17: @ 7 A — does not count (preceded by the symbol @)
Place 20: L 4 B — does not count (followed by the consonant B)
Place 22: B 9 E — counts
Place 25: $ 1 O — does not count (preceded by the symbol $)
So the answer is 4.