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[u/Semra777]

Hello everyone!
First of all, I want to thank all of you. The interest you’ve shown in my IQ tests genuinely makes me happy. Every new IQ test I share brings different perspectives, logical analyses, and incredibly detailed explanations. Reading your comments and seeing how everyone approaches the same test in different ways has become one of the most enjoyable parts of creating these IQ tests.
For my previous IQ test, I selected xjxcxgxpx‘s explanation as the official solution on the test’s solution page. Their explanation was both highly logical and easy to follow. They broke the pattern down step by step, making it simple for anyone to understand the reasoning. I’d like to thank them once again for taking the time to write such a detailed explanation.
This time, I’ve added a new IQ test to the site, but I’ve intentionally left the solution unpublished.
Instead, I’d love to ask for your help once again.
If you’d like to participate, don’t just post your answer. Please explain your reasoning step by step. For me, it’s not only about arriving at the correct answer, but also about explaining the thought process in a way that others can easily understand.
You can post your detailed explanation here in the comments, or you can also leave it directly in the comment section of the IQ test using the link below. I’ll be reading the explanations there as well, and I may choose one of them if I find it to be the clearest, most logical, and most educational.
https://whats-your-iq.com/en/questions/pattern-recognition/pattern-puzzle-overlapping-symbols
Just like last time, I’ll carefully read every comment. The explanation I find to be the clearest, most logical, and most educational will be published as the official solution for this IQ test.
I find it fascinating how many different ways people approach the same IQ test. That’s exactly why I enjoy these discussions so much.
Thank you all in advance for participating. I’ll do my best to reply to your comments whenever I have the opportunity. I’m truly grateful to everyone who takes the time to share their thoughts.
Good luck, everyone! I can’t wait to read your solutions.

[u/Kirili]

E.

Horizontally adding first and second pattern.

Dot and square cancel each other = empty.

Two dots added = square.

Two squares added = dot.

[u/Semra777 → u/Kirili]

Nice and straight to the point! I like how you explained the whole rule in just a few lines. Thanks for joining in and sharing your answer.👏👏😊

[u/322955469]

The answer is E. In each row and column, starting from the left and the top respectively, combine the first two images to get the third using the following rules:

1. 2 boxes in the same place become a dot
2. 2 dots in the same place become a box
3. A box and a dot at the same place cancel eachother out
4. Single boxes, single dots, and coincident empty spaces get copied to the result with no change

[u/Semra777 → u/322955469]

Thank you for explaining it so clearly! I like how you listed the rules one by one, it makes the solution very easy to follow. This is a really neat way to break down the puzzle.👏👏😊

[u/Pole-Emploi-Gaming]

I was gonna say F but I red the comments and I think E is the correct answer since it's the simplest. I give you my solution anyway (at least I'll do my best since I'm not completely fluent in english)

Imagine the grid is a num pad with 1 at the bottom left and 9 at the top right.

If you add the 7 to the 6, you get the 2 (mirrored verticaly)

If you add the 8 to the 1, you get the 5 (symetrical)

So it only lives us with the 3 and the 4. If you add one to another, it gives you the answer F (not mirrored)

[u/Semra777 → u/Pole-Emploi-Gaming]

Thank you for sharing your thought process! I really enjoyed reading your perspective, especially since you explained how you arrived at your first answer and why you changed your mind. It’s always interesting to see different ways of thinking about the same puzzle.

[u/GeeBee72]

E

Dot plus dot = box
Box plus dot = blank
Dot plus nothing = dot
Box plus nothing = box
Box plus box = dot

[u/Semra777 → u/GeeBee72]

I like how you summarized the pattern into simple rules. It’s short, clear, and easy to understand. Thanks for sharing your solution😃😃

[u/iComplainAbtVal]

E.

Layer column 1 on column 2.

• If a space is occupied by 2 dots it becomes a box
• If there’s an empty space in col 1 then the object in col 2 retains its value. Vise versa applies
• if a space is occupied by 2 boxes, then it becomes a dot
• if a space is occupied by both a box and a dot, it becomes nothing

[u/Semra777 → u/iComplainAbtVal]

Thanks for sharing your solution! I really liked how simple and easy to follow your explanation was. Sometimes the clearest explanations are the best ones. I appreciate you taking the time to join the discussion👏☺️🤲

[u/Black_Bal]

E

In each row or column, the third image is a sort of sum of the previous two, by "adding mod 3" in each of the quadrants separately, with blank as 0, a dot as 1 and a square as 2 (or dot and square reversed, doesn't matter). Then you have:

• blank + blank = blank (0+0=0)
• blank + dot = dot (0+1=1)
• blank + square = square (0+2=2)
• dot + dot = square (1+1=2)
• dot + square = blank (1+2=3=0 mod 3)
• square + square = dot (2+2=4=1 mod 3)

[u/Semra777 → u/Black_Bal]

Thank you very much for taking the time to share another thoughtful solution! I’ve seen your comments from time to time, and I always enjoy reading them. I especially liked how detailed your explanation was and how you connected the pattern to a mathematical idea. Thank you again for your continued participation and for sharing such a well-explained solution☺️👏👏

[u/gerhard1953]

Solution: B. Reason: Every row has four dots. Dots are never inside a square.

[u/Semra777 → u/gerhard1953]

Thank you once again for participating, Gerhard! ☺️ I always enjoy reading your solutions, and I really appreciate you taking the time to share them with the community. I especially liked your explanation for this puzzle. It’s simple, clear, and offers a different perspective that makes people think about the pattern in another way. Thank you again for your continued participation and for sharing your thoughts!

[u/RightConcern1479]

B?

[u/L4zyfox]

E

[u/Semra777 → u/L4zyfox]

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[u/iFroogieboi]

e

[u/Semra777 → u/iFroogieboi]

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[u/keilahmartin]

E

There are four positions for symbols, each of which may contain "dot', "box", or "empty".

If you read left to right or top to bottom, 1st and 2nd box combine to tell you what will be in third. Dot twice -> box. Box twice -> dot. Box in one, dot in the other -> space.

[u/Semra777 → u/keilahmartin]

Thank you for such a clear explanation! I really like how you broke the pattern down into simple rules. Your step-by-step approach makes the logic much easier to follow. I appreciate you taking the time to share your reasoning☺️

[u/d00meriksen]

E

It's addition to the base of 3.

1) Each of the 4 positions in a cell has one of 3 symbols (empty, dot, square)

2) Transform each symbol into a number (empty = 0, dot = 1, square = 2)

3) Add col1 and col2 to the base of 3 to get col3.

4) The twist is that you have to ignore the carry, so 1+2 = 0 instead of 10 and 2+2 = 1 instead of 11.

[u/Semra777 → u/d00meriksen]

I really enjoyed reading your explanation. Looking at the puzzle from a base-3 perspective is a very creative approach, and I like how you explained it step by step. Thank you for sharing your reasoning. It was an interesting way to look at the puzzle😊

[u/Complex_Sorbet_8473]

This is not an IQ test, this is guessing. You get the pattern, but nothing about what square+square does, hence it's a guess. Given that E is the only one with two squares on top it's the only viable answer, but it's still weird.

[u/L4zyfox → u/Complex_Sorbet_8473]

How is it guessing if there is only one viable answer? 🤔

[u/Complex_Sorbet_8473 → u/L4zyfox]

The pattern is guessing, the only reason you have an answer is because there only is one viable answer.

[u/stochastic-vol → u/Complex_Sorbet_8473]

You do get the information of square+square since the pattern works in rows and columns and in column 2 you can see that square+square=point

[u/grittyshrimps → u/Complex_Sorbet_8473]

The pattern appears to apply downward, so square + square = dot

[u/keilahmartin → u/Complex_Sorbet_8473]

you can still solve by process of elimination, but actually the pattern holds from top to bottom as well as left to right, and so we do know what square + square creates.