In the following question, a matrix of certain characters is given. These characters follow a certain trend, row-wise or column-wise. Find out this trend and choose the missing character accordingly.
28 | 60 | 48 |
5 | 6 | 7 |
17 | 39 | 27 |
7 | ? | 16 |
Option:
A. 18
B. 23
C. 24
D. 27
Answer: D . 27
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Justification:
The number in the second column is three times the difference between the numbers in the third and first columns.
So, missing number = 3 x ( 16 - 7 ) = 3 x 9 = 27.
