The row below, read from left to right, is made up of letters, numbers and symbols.
E R $ R % B % P @ N 2 2 $ T B S % S 0 @ P @ #
How many consonants in this row have a symbol directly after them but do not have a number directly before them?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → 6
Check every consonant in the row: the element after it must be a symbol, and the element before it must not be a number.
Place 2: E R $ — counts
Place 4: $ R % — counts
Place 6: % B % — counts
Place 8: % P @ — counts
Place 10: @ N 2 — does not count (followed by the number 2)
Place 14: $ T B — does not count (followed by the consonant B)
Place 15: T B S — does not count (followed by the consonant S)
Place 16: B S % — counts
Place 18: % S 0 — does not count (followed by the number 0)
Place 21: @ P @ — counts
So the answer is 6.