In each of the following questions, a word is transformed into another word by applying a specific alphabetical pattern to each of its letters. Identify the logic used in the first pair and apply the same logic to the second word to determine the correct answer.
DREAM: GRDBM :: MAGIC:?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
Correct Answer: Option 3 (PAFJC)
Pattern analysis of DREAM → GRDBM:
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D (+3) → G
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R (+0) → R
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E (-1) → D
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A (+1) → B
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M (+0) → M
Applying the same pattern (+3, +0, -1, +1, +0) to MAGIC:
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M (+3) → P
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A (+0) → A
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G (-1) → F
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I (+1) → J
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C (+0) → C
Hence, the correct answer is option 3.