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Which letter-cluster will complete the given series?
FPW, FFPPPWW, FFFFPPPPPWWW, _________

Options

A

FFFFFFPPPPPPWWWWW

B

FFFFFFFFPPPPPPPWWWW

C

FFFFFFFFPPPPPPPPPWWWWW

D

FFFFFFPPPPPWWWW

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Correct Answer :

Option B

FFFFFFFFPPPPPPPWWWW

Solution :

The correct option is FFFFFFFFPPPPPPPWWWW.

To find the missing letter-cluster that completes the series, let us analyze the pattern of each letter (F, P, and W) in the given terms:
1. First term: FPW
2. Second term: FFPPPWW
3. Third term: FFFFPPPPPWWW

Let us count the number of occurrences of each letter in each term:

Count of F:
- 1st term: 1 ('F')
- 2nd term: 2 ('FF')
- 3rd term: 4 ('FFFF')
Here, the number of F's is doubling in each successive term: 124. Following this geometric progression, the 4th term should have:
4×2=8 F's (FFFFFFFF).

Count of P:
- 1st term: 1 ('P')
- 2nd term: 3 ('PPP')
- 3rd term: 5 ('PPPPP')
Here, the number of P's increases by 2 in each term (consecutive odd numbers): 135. Following this arithmetic progression, the 4th term should have:
5+2=7 P's (PPPPPPP).

Count of W:
- 1st term: 1 ('W')
- 2nd term: 2 ('WW')
- 3rd term: 3 ('WWW')
Here, the number of W's increases by 1 in each term (consecutive natural numbers): 123. Following this pattern, the 4th term should have:
3+1=4 W's (WWWW).

Combining these counts, the next term in the series must have 8 F's, 7 P's, and 4 W's:
FFFFFFFFPPPPPPPWWWW

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