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In this series the orange cell moves clockwise round the edge of the grid and the blue star moves anticlockwise. One grid does not fit. Find it.

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  • A(b)
  • B(c)
  • C(d)
  • D(e)

Step-by-Step Solution

Both move one outer cell per step: the orange cell goes top-left, top-middle, top-right, middle-right, bottom-right, and the star goes bottom-left, bottom-middle, bottom-right, middle-right (sitting on the orange cell), top-right. In (e) the star has jumped to the top-middle cell, two places instead of one, so (e) is wrong.
Answer: D) (e)

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