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Select the number that best completes the analogy 10 : 6 :: 3 : ?

  1. -1

  2. 2

  3. 1

  4. 4
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Explanation

The pattern is subtract 4: 10-4=6, so 3-4=-1. This is a linear relationship where each term is 4 less than the corresponding term in the other pair. The analogy follows the form (first number) : (first number - 4) :: (second number) : (second number - 4).

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