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A wheel starts with eight spokes and loses one spoke at each step. Which wheel is the next one?

Competition practiceFigure Series & Analogies
  • A(a)
  • B(b)
  • C(c)
  • D(d)

Step-by-Step Solution

The spokes disappear in clockwise order: first the top spoke, then the upper-right one, then the right one. Next to go is the lower-right spoke, leaving four spokes on the left and bottom: (c). (b) removes the upper-left spoke (anticlockwise), (a) skips a spoke and (d) brings the right spoke back.
Answer: C) (c)

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