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Spatial Reasoning · Hard · 8 of 16

Odd One Out puzzle #8 (hard)

Which one does not belong? Tap an option to check your answer, or show the answer for the step-by-step solution. Rule in play: dot position.

Plate 08 / 16 · Hard

Which one does not belong?

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Option 5 is the odd one out: its dot is inside the larger shape but outside the smaller one.

How to solve it

  1. Ignore which shapes are drawn; look only at where the dot sits relative to the two outlines.
  2. In five figures the dot is inside the smaller shape but outside the larger one.
  3. In option 5 the dot is inside the larger shape but outside the smaller one, so it does not belong.
Fig. 1: Odd One Out #8, hard set. Tap an option to check it.

About this puzzle

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