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A long orange pointer and a short blue pointer turn about the centre of the dial, each at its own steady rate. Which figure comes next?

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  • A(a)
  • B(c)
  • C(b)
  • D(d)

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The long orange pointer turns clockwise each step (up, up-right, right, down-right), while the short blue pointer turns anticlockwise (right, up, left, down). Next the orange pointer points straight down and the blue one points right again: (c). (a) turns both pointers the same way, (b) turns the blue one clockwise and (d) turns the orange one .
Answer: B) (c)

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