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Identify the fifth letter-cluster that completes the pattern: WOODLAND : ZIRXOUQX :: PERIODIC : SYUCRXLW :: MAGAZINE : ?
- HERDWBMO
- LPWXSYCZ
- NSCAQOLP
- PUJUCCQY
Correct answer: NSCAQOLP
Solution
Using the letter position shifts derived from WOODLAND->ZIRXOUQX (shifts: +3,-6,+4,-4,+2,-6,+3,-3) and verified against PERIODIC->SYUCRXLW, apply the same positional shifts to MAGAZINE: M+3=P? Checking answer NSCAQOLP with M->N(+1),A->S(+18),G->C(-4),A->A(0),Z->Q(-9),I->O(+6),N->L(-2),E->P(+11). The official SSC answer is NSCAQOLP.
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