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Character Puzzles

Character puzzles test a solver's creativity, intelligence, and problem-solving abilities. They are often used for entertainment but can also pose mathematical or logical challenges.
These puzzles involve scenarios like determining missing numbers in a sequence or matrix.
Given a figure with numbers filled according to a pattern and a blank space, the task is to select the correct character (either a number or a letter) from the provided options to fill the empty spot.

Examples

Example 1: Which number will replace the question mark?
Ans: (5)² = 25
(6)² = 36
(4)² = 16
(7)² = 49
Hence the number 49 will replace the question mark.

Example 2: Which number will replace the question mark?

Ans: In each row there are ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’
In second row ‘A’ and ‘C’ are already there
Hence in place of ?, there will be ‘B’.
From first row: 4A x 6C = 24B
From third row: 9B x 4C = 36A
From second row: 5A x ? = 45C
? = (45C/5A)
? = 9B
Hence the number 9B will replace the question mark.

Example 3: Which number will replace the question mark?

Ans: From fig. a: (8 x 5) – (4 x 3) = 28
From fig. b: (12 x 7) – (8 x 9) = 12
From fig. c: (5 x 3) – (6 x ?) = 21
15 – 6? = 21
6? = -6
? = -1
Hence the number -1 will replace the question mark.

Example 4: Which number will replace the question mark?
Ans: From column I: (9 x 5) % 5 = 9
From column II: (17 x 4) % 4 = 17
From column III: (16 x ?) % 8 = 8
16? = 64
? = 4
Hence the number 4 will replace the question mark.

Example 5: Which number will replace the question mark?

Ans: (4 + 3)² = (7)² = 49
(8 + 5)² = (13)² = 169
(11 + 12)² = (23)² = 529
(10 + 9)² = (19)² = 361
Hence the number 361 will replace the question mark.

Example 6: Which number will replace the question mark?

Ans: From fig. a: 9² + 8² + 7² + 6² = 81 + 64 + 49 + 36 = 230
From fig. b: 6² + 7² + 3² + 4² = 36 + 49 + 9 + 16 = 110
From fig. c: 9² + 6² + 5² + 4² = 81 + 36 + 25 + 16 = 158
Hence the number 158 will replace the question mark.

Example 7: Which number will replace the question mark?
Ans: From fig. a: 7 x 6 + 3 = 45
From fig. b: 5 x 4 + 6 = 26
From fig. c: 7 x 3 + 8 = 29
Hence the number 29 will replace the question mark.

Example 8: Which number will replace the question mark?

Ans:From fig. a: (3)² + (2)² = 13
From fig. b: (4)² + (8)² = 80
From fig. c: ? = (1)² + (5)²
? = 1 + 25
? = 26
Hence the number 26 will replace the question mark.

Example 9: Which number will replace the question mark?
Ans: From fig. a: 6 + 4 + 8 = 18
18 + 2 = 20
From fig. b: 7 + 9 + 8 = 24
24 + 2 = 26
From fig. c: 6 + 5 + 12 = 23
23 + 2 = 25
Hence the number 25 will replace the question mark.