In a certain code, ELEPHANT is written as QMFFUBOI. How is MALAYSIA written in that code?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → BBMNBTJZ
The rule is found by comparing ELEPHANT with QMFFUBOI letter by letter. Every letter of the code is the next letter of the alphabet of a letter of the word, but in each half of four letters the first and the last letters change places.
The rule on ELEPHANT:
Each letter moved one step forward: E L E P | H A N T → F M F Q | I B O U
First and fourth letters of each half swapped: F M F Q → Q M F F, and I B O U → U B O I
Together: QMFFUBOI, the given code
The same rule on MALAYSIA:
Each letter moved one step forward: M A L A | Y S I A → N B M B | Z T J B
First and fourth letters of each half swapped: N B M B → B B M N, and Z T J B → B T J Z
Together: BBMNBTJZ