Careful Scan Choices

A. 2

There are 2 matches when every neighboring two-symbol window is checked. Move forward by one position after each check, including after a match. Skipping a matched pair could miss an overlapping occurrence.

Try next: Mark the starting position of each matching pair.

B. C D

Keep C D because each appears once in the full row. Repeated symbols are excluded at every occurrence. Removing duplicates would be a different task because it would still retain one copy of each repeated symbol.

Try next: Tally all symbol frequencies before filtering the row.

C. 2

The row contains 2 interior peaks. Compare each eligible entry with its left and right neighbors separately; being larger than only one neighbor is insufficient. Endpoints stay excluded even when they are large.

Try next: Circle the actual peak entries and explain one rejected interior entry.

A. 4

There are 4 positions containing 1. Each printed occurrence contributes one, even beside an identical digit. The question asks for occurrence count, so neither the numerical value of the string nor the digit sum is relevant.

Try next: Rewrite the string with spaces and tally the target positions.

B. 17

The retained numbers are 2, 7, 8, totaling 17. A skipped item is never processed, so a skipped X cannot trigger another skip. Track the skip flag before interpreting the next printed item.

Try next: Label each row position as retained, active marker, or skipped.

C. 9

The selected entries are 3, 4, 2, which sum to 9. Selection depends on position parity, not value parity. A numerically even entry may qualify when it occupies an allowed position.

Try next: Write position numbers above the values before applying the selection rule.

A. 1

Exactly 1 window matches BBB. Every candidate consists of three adjacent symbols in their existing order. Sharing the same letters is insufficient if the order or adjacency differs from the requested pattern.

Try next: List every possible three-symbol window before counting the matches.

B. 4

The three words contribute 2, 2, 0 vowel occurrences, totaling 4. Repeated letters count separately, and the supplied definition excludes Y even when pronunciation might suggest another classification.

Try next: Underline every counted letter and keep a separate subtotal for each word.

C. DCBA

The exact reversal is DCBA. Reading the original from its final position backward preserves every symbol while reversing every positional relationship. Moving only the first or last symbol would perform a rotation instead.

Try next: Reverse your chosen answer again and compare it with the original.

A. 4

There are 4 matches when every neighboring two-symbol window is checked. Move forward by one position after each check, including after a match. Skipping a matched pair could miss an overlapping occurrence.

Try next: Mark the starting position of each matching pair.

B. Q R S T

Keep Q R S T because each appears once in the full row. Repeated symbols are excluded at every occurrence. Removing duplicates would be a different task because it would still retain one copy of each repeated symbol.

Try next: Tally all symbol frequencies before filtering the row.

C. 1

The row contains 1 interior peaks. Compare each eligible entry with its left and right neighbors separately; being larger than only one neighbor is insufficient. Endpoints stay excluded even when they are large.

Try next: Circle the actual peak entries and explain one rejected interior entry.

A. 5

There are 5 positions containing 4. Each printed occurrence contributes one, even beside an identical digit. The question asks for occurrence count, so neither the numerical value of the string nor the digit sum is relevant.

Try next: Rewrite the string with spaces and tally the target positions.

B. 16

The retained numbers are 6, 9, 1, totaling 16. A skipped item is never processed, so a skipped X cannot trigger another skip. Track the skip flag before interpreting the next printed item.

Try next: Label each row position as retained, active marker, or skipped.

C. 11

The selected entries are 1, 2, 8, which sum to 11. Selection depends on position parity, not value parity. A numerically even entry may qualify when it occupies an allowed position.

Try next: Write position numbers above the values before applying the selection rule.

A. 1

Exactly 1 window matches AAA. Every candidate consists of three adjacent symbols in their existing order. Sharing the same letters is insufficient if the order or adjacency differs from the requested pattern.

Try next: List every possible three-symbol window before counting the matches.

B. 4

The three words contribute 2, 2, 0 vowel occurrences, totaling 4. Repeated letters count separately, and the supplied definition excludes Y even when pronunciation might suggest another classification.

Try next: Underline every counted letter and keep a separate subtotal for each word.

C. TSRQP

The exact reversal is TSRQP. Reading the original from its final position backward preserves every symbol while reversing every positional relationship. Moving only the first or last symbol would perform a rotation instead.

Try next: Reverse your chosen answer again and compare it with the original.

A. 2

There are 2 matches when every neighboring two-symbol window is checked. Move forward by one position after each check, including after a match. Skipping a matched pair could miss an overlapping occurrence.

Try next: Mark the starting position of each matching pair.

B. O P

Keep O P because each appears once in the full row. Repeated symbols are excluded at every occurrence. Removing duplicates would be a different task because it would still retain one copy of each repeated symbol.

Try next: Tally all symbol frequencies before filtering the row.

C. 1

The row contains 1 interior peaks. Compare each eligible entry with its left and right neighbors separately; being larger than only one neighbor is insufficient. Endpoints stay excluded even when they are large.

Try next: Circle the actual peak entries and explain one rejected interior entry.

A. 4

There are 4 positions containing 7. Each printed occurrence contributes one, even beside an identical digit. The question asks for occurrence count, so neither the numerical value of the string nor the digit sum is relevant.

Try next: Rewrite the string with spaces and tally the target positions.

B. 12

The retained numbers are 3, 4, 5, totaling 12. A skipped item is never processed, so a skipped X cannot trigger another skip. Track the skip flag before interpreting the next printed item.

Try next: Label each row position as retained, active marker, or skipped.

C. 16

The selected entries are 2, 9, 5, which sum to 16. Selection depends on position parity, not value parity. A numerically even entry may qualify when it occupies an allowed position.

Try next: Write position numbers above the values before applying the selection rule.

A. 1

Exactly 1 window matches AAA. Every candidate consists of three adjacent symbols in their existing order. Sharing the same letters is insufficient if the order or adjacency differs from the requested pattern.

Try next: List every possible three-symbol window before counting the matches.

B. 4

The three words contribute 2, 2, 0 vowel occurrences, totaling 4. Repeated letters count separately, and the supplied definition excludes Y even when pronunciation might suggest another classification.

Try next: Underline every counted letter and keep a separate subtotal for each word.

C. QPONML

The exact reversal is QPONML. Reading the original from its final position backward preserves every symbol while reversing every positional relationship. Moving only the first or last symbol would perform a rotation instead.

Try next: Reverse your chosen answer again and compare it with the original.