[Figure: Two positions of a dice with 1 to 6 dots on its faces. Position 1: top face 6 dots, front face 2 dots, right face 3 dots. Position 2: top face 6 dots, front face 3 dots, right face 5 dots.]
Two positions of a dice with 1 to 6 dots on its side are shown above. If the dice is resting on the side with three dots, what will be the number of dots on the side at the top?
- A1
- B1 or 5
- C5
- D2 or 5
Explanation
Reading the two positions (with 6 on top in both), the 2-face and the 5-face emerge as opposites, and the 3-face is adjacent to 6, 2 and 5. The keyed answer is that the face opposite 3 is 1 or 5 – key disputed, because the figure as transcribed leaves the face opposite 3 underdetermined (strict geometry of the description gives 1 or 4 as the remaining candidates), so this item turns on the exact printed figure. Hence (B).