One die is drawn below in two different ways. Find the letter opposite J.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → L
Both pictures show B and H, 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 B and H, is J
In picture (ii) the third face, next to both B and H, is L
So J and L are opposite
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (2) B — Incorrect. B is seen next to J in picture (i), so it touches J and cannot be opposite it.
Option (3) H — Incorrect. H is seen next to J in picture (i), so it touches J and cannot be opposite it.
Option (4) F — Incorrect. The face opposite J is L, and a face has only one opposite, so F is one of the four faces round J.