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UPPSC 2009 GS-I Aptitude & Reasoning
Question

The number of parallelograms that can be formed from a set of four parallel lines intersecting another set of three parallel lines will be:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: 18

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “18”.

The correct answer is option 18.

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