well maybe you could provide some of those many answers??
sometimes there are really many answers, but those questions should be kicked out. i dont see many answers in this one,but because after seeing it's C i didnt look more.
Top-black black none none (black)
12 o'clock goes black-black-nothing-nothing ->black
or 3 o'clock white-white-nothing-nothing->white
Part of the problem with C (or any of the choices) is that you could never reach that answer if the problem wasn't multiple choice. For example the 12 o'clock ball goes
12 o'clock black-black-nothing-nothing
10/11 o'clock pink-white-pink-white
9 o'clock black-pink-white-black
If C is correct the 12 o'clock follows a 2-on, 2-off cycle. The 10/11 o'clock follows a length 2 oscillating cycle. The 9 o'clock follows a length 3 oscillating cycle. There is no consistent pattern. One could never arrive at C without a multiple choice option.
Here is a different pattern: The number of balls is 6 - 7 - 4 - 5. The most obvious pattern is +1 then -3 for balls. So there should be 2 balls in the final answer. (Obviously that is not one of the choices given.) Another pattern could be 6 - 7 - 4 - 5 - 6. The answer has 6 balls. However since each previous entry had at most one pink ball we can eliminate C, so A is correct.
And this is just a sample. I could go on and on. There are a lot of ways to come up with an answer, but in the end you could never be sure which one was right unless multiple choice options were given. That is because there is no consistent logic to this problem so it has to be invented and tweaked until it starts to resemble one of the answers.
Here is a different pattern: The number of balls is 6 - 7 - 4 - 5. The most obvious pattern is +1 then -3 for balls. So there should be 2 balls in the final answer. (Obviously that is not one of the choices given.)
Part of the problem with C (or any of the choices) is that you could never reach that answer if the problem wasn't multiple choice. For example the 12 o'clock ball goes
12 o'clock black-black-nothing-nothing
10/11 o'clock pink-white-pink-white
9 o'clock black-pink-white-black
If C is correct the 12 o'clock follows a 2-on, 2-off cycle. The 10/11 o'clock follows a length 2 oscillating cycle. The 9 o'clock follows a length 3 oscillating cycle. There is no consistent pattern. One could never arrive at C without a multiple choice option.
Here is a different pattern: The number of balls is 6 - 7 - 4 - 5. The most obvious pattern is +1 then -3 for balls. So there should be 2 balls in the final answer. (Obviously that is not one of the choices given.) Another pattern could be 6 - 7 - 4 - 5 - 6. The answer has 6 balls. However since each previous entry had at most one pink ball we can eliminate C, so A is correct.
Agree with LiquidLaser. If you dig, there are probably other legitimate answers.
These don't suggest any pattern.
I'd probably say (starting at top going anticlockwise):
1. black-black-none-none (can conclude nothing)
2. purple-white-purple-white (pattern)
3. black-purple-white-black (suggests a pattern with purple next)
4. white-white-white-white (constant)
5. none-white-none-white (pattern)
6. black-white-white-black (suggests a pattern with white next)
7. white-white-none-none (can conclude nothing)
8. none- none-none-none (constant)
Solution has:
2. purple (rules out A)
4. white (rules out B and D)
5. none (rules out B and D)
8. none (rules out B)
probably has:
3. purple (fits with A and C)
6. white (fits with A and C)
C is a good answer
so if you saw the reasoning for C, and this one, you'd pick A?
no. i dont think so.. because clearly C is much stronger reason.
and i dont see how 6-7-4-5-6 should be valid.
if you go by 6-7-4-5 next one should be 2.
so 6-7-4-5-2-3
and even ignoring the fact there are black balls too... or that last offered has no pink ones.
So there should be 2 balls in the final answer. (Obviously that is not one of the choices given.)
Wait, he said that the last one should be 2 and that this particular answer choice was not provided.
yeah i didnt see that one, but still makes no difference because there is no 2 balls in offered answers and even then i dont see why the last one (in question) has no black balls, it's simply weakest pattern....
and answer A to me makes no sense.
Hahah I voted an THEN the picture showed up. I thought it was just pick which letter is the most logical.
Wait, he said that the last one should be 2 and that this particular answer choice was not provided.
And actually, the 6-7-4-5-6 answer is no less "valid" than the one you guys have identified for C. It (1) repeats the number string by returning to 6, (2) repeats the lower left white ball, (3) continues a white-white-none-none pattern on the right side middle white ball by returning to white, and (4) continues the black-white-white-black pattern on the lower right ball by returning to white. How is the pattern with C any more special? The only pattern in it that uniquely repeats itself is the pink-white-pink-white. Does that make it the better answer?