Paper I · 9 Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability · 9.6 Series, analogies and classification

9.6.5 Missing numbers in figures and matrices

A missing-number figure is a number series laid out in space: decide first which numbers belong together (a row, a column, opposite sectors, the corners and the centre), find the one rule that links every such group, then apply it to the group with the blank.

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Key terms

  • missing number
  • matrix
  • row rule
  • column rule
  • number triangle
  • number wheel
  • opposite sectors
  • centre number
  • box figure
  • number pyramid
  • letter figure
  • wrong number in a figure

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