Identify the missing letter in the following alphabet sequence.
C, F, K, R, ?, L, Y
Correct Answer :
A
Solution :
The correct option is A.
To find the missing letter in the given sequence, let's analyze the numerical positions of each letter in the standard English alphabet (where A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, ..., Z = 26):
C = 3
F = 6
K = 11
R = 18
? = Missing letter
L = 12
Y = 25
Now, let's determine the difference between the numerical positions of consecutive letters:
From C to F:
From F to K:
From K to R:
Notice that the pattern increases by adding consecutive odd numbers (, , , ...).
Following this pattern, the next odd number to add is :
Since the English alphabet has 26 letters, position 27 wraps around to the beginning of the alphabet:
The 1st letter of the alphabet is A.
We can verify the rest of the sequence using the subsequent odd numbers:
Add to position 1 (A): , which corresponds to L.
Add to position 12 (L): , which corresponds to Y.
Therefore, the missing letter in the sequence is A.
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