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Question

Find the odd one in the following group: ALRVX, EPVZB, ITZDF, OYEIK

The correct answer is

OYEIK

To find the odd one out in the given group of letter sequences, we need to analyze the specific pattern or rule that each sequence follows. This type of logical reasoning question typically involves the numerical positions of letters in the English alphabet.

Alphabetical Position Values

First, let's assign a numerical value to each letter of the alphabet. This is a common method for solving letter series and code-decoding problems:

Alphabetical Positions
Letter Position Letter Position Letter Position
A1J10S19
B2K11T20
C3L12U21
D4M13V22
E5N14W23
F6O15X24
G7P16Y25
H8Q17Z26
I9R18——

Pattern Analysis for Each Sequence

Now, let's examine each sequence by calculating the differences between the numerical positions of consecutive letters. We'll consider a wrap-around from Z (26) to A (1), meaning if we go past 26, we restart from 1. For example, if Z is 26 and the next letter is B (2), the difference is calculated as $(\text{2} + \text{26}) - \text{26} = \text{+2}$.

ALRVX Sequence

  • A (1) to L (12): The difference is $\text{12} - \text{1} = \text{+11}$
  • L (12) to R (18): The difference is $\text{18} - \text{12} = \text{+6}$
  • R (18) to V (22): The difference is $\text{22} - \text{18} = \text{+4}$
  • V (22) to X (24): The difference is $\text{24} - \text{22} = \text{+2}$
  • The observed pattern of differences for ALRVX is: (+11, +6, +4, +2).

EPVZB Sequence

  • E (5) to P (16): The difference is $\text{16} - \text{5} = \text{+11}$
  • P (16) to V (22): The difference is $\text{22} - \text{16} = \text{+6}$
  • V (22) to Z (26): The difference is $\text{26} - \text{22} = \text{+4}$
  • Z (26) to B (2): The difference is $(\text{2} + \text{26}) - \text{26} = \text{+2}$
  • The observed pattern of differences for EPVZB is: (+11, +6, +4, +2).

ITZDF Sequence

  • I (9) to T (20): The difference is $\text{20} - \text{9} = \text{+11}$
  • T (20) to Z (26): The difference is $\text{26} - \text{20} = \text{+6}$
  • Z (26) to D (4): The difference is $(\text{4} + \text{26}) - \text{26} = \text{+4}$
  • D (4) to F (6): The difference is $\text{6} - \text{4} = \text{+2}$
  • The observed pattern of differences for ITZDF is: (+11, +6, +4, +2).

OYEIK Sequence

  • O (15) to Y (25): The difference is $\text{25} - \text{15} = \text{+10}$
  • Y (25) to E (5): The difference is $(\text{5} + \text{26}) - \text{25} = \text{+6}$
  • E (5) to I (9): The difference is $\text{9} - \text{5} = \text{+4}$
  • I (9) to K (11): The difference is $\text{11} - \text{9} = \text{+2}$
  • The observed pattern of differences for OYEIK is: (+10, +6, +4, +2).

Identifying the Odd Sequence

Let's compare the patterns of differences for all the letter groups:

  • ALRVX: (+11, +6, +4, +2)
  • EPVZB: (+11, +6, +4, +2)
  • ITZDF: (+11, +6, +4, +2)
  • OYEIK: (+10, +6, +4, +2)

As we can see, ALRVX, EPVZB, and ITZDF all follow a consistent pattern where the differences between consecutive letter positions are +11, +6, +4, and +2. However, the sequence OYEIK deviates from this common pattern in its very first step, showing a difference of +10 instead of +11.

Therefore, OYEIK is the odd one out in this group.

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