Discussion
This run moves backwards by an increasing amount and may pass the front of the alphabet. What comes next?
M, L, J, G, C, ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: X
The steps backwards grow by one: M to L is -1, L to J is -2, J to G is -3, G to C is -4. The next step is -5, and five below C(3) is position -2, which wraps round to X at position 24. Wrapping is what makes this one hard: the series runs off the front of the alphabet and continues from the back. B at 2 is what a single further step would give and is the answer most often chosen. Whenever a series with growing backward steps starts below the middle of the alphabet, a wrap is almost certain, and it is worth checking for one before rejecting the pattern.
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