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Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? 

KDW 25, NGZ 35, QJC 55, TMF 95, WPI 175, ?

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The correct answer is

ZSL 335

In a letter-number cluster series, the letter block and the number block usually follow independent rules, so analyse them separately.

Letter pattern. Track each of the three letter positions across the terms KDW, NGZ, QJC, TMF, WPI:

  • First letters: K → N → Q → T → W, a constant jump of +3. Continuing, W + 3 = Z.
  • Second letters: D → G → J → M → P, again +3 each time. So P + 3 = S.
  • Third letters: W → Z → C → F → I (the alphabet wraps past Z), still +3 each step. So I + 3 = L.

The letter block is therefore ZSL.

Number pattern. The numbers are 25, 35, 55, 95, 175. Look at the successive differences: 35 − 25 = 10, 55 − 35 = 20, 95 − 55 = 40, 175 − 95 = 80. Each gap doubles (10, 20, 40, 80), so the next gap is 160, giving 175 + 160 = 335.

Combining both parts gives ZSL 335. The options ending in different letters such as ZML or ZSG break the uniform +3 shift in the second or third position, so they cannot be right. The correct answer is ZSL 335.

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