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1.  In a certain code, the word DEAL is coded as 4 - 5 - 1 -12. Following the same rule of coding, what should be the code for the word LADY ?


12 - 4 - 1 - 25
12 - 1 - 4 - 25
10 -1 - 4 -23
12 - 1 - 4 -22 


Answer

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Clearly, each letter is coded by the numeral denoting its position in the English alphabet.
Thus, A is coded as 1, B as 2, C as 3, D as 4, ..., L as 12, M as 13, ..., Y as 25, Z as 26.
So, the code for LADY is 12 - 1 - 4 - 25.

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2.  If ZIP = 198 and ZAP = 246, then how will you code VIP ?


174
222
888
990


Answer

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Taking Z = 2, Y = 3, ....., N = 14, ...., B = 26, A = 27, we have:
ZIP = (Z + I + P) * 6 = ( 2 + 19 + 12) * 6 = 33 * 6 = 198.
So, VIP = (V + I + P) * 6 = (6 + 19 + 12) = 37 * 6 = 222.

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3.  If in a certain code, BAT = 23 and CAT = 24, then how will you code BALL ?


27
28
32
120


Answer

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C is one step ahead of B and the code for CAT is T more than that for BAT.
Thus, the letters are coded by numerals denoting their positions in the English alphabet.
i.e, A = 1, B = 2, ....., Z = 26.
So, BALL = B + A + L + L = 2 + 1 + 12 + 12 = 27.

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4.  If DEER = 12215 and HIGH =5645, how will you code HEEL ?


2328
3449
4337
5229


Answer

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Clearly, each letter is coded by a numeral which is 3 less than the numeral denoting 
the position of the letter in English alphabet.
The code for the word is obtained by joining together physically the number codes for the individual letters.
H, E, L are 8th, 5th and 12th letters respectively. So, their codes are 5, 2 and 9 respectively.
Thus, the code for HEEL becomes 5229.

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5.  If A = 2, M = 26, Z = 52, then BET = ?


44
54
64
72


Answer

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Clearly, each letter is assigned a numerical value which is twice the numeral denoting its position in the English alphabet.
B, E and T are 2nd, 5th and 20th letters respectively.
So, BET = B + E + T = (2 * 2) + (5 * 2) + (20 * 2) = 54.

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