If TYPING is coded as UASMSM, how would you code SCREEN?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → TEUIJT
The coding pattern adds an increasing integer starting from +1 for the first letter, +2 for the second, and so on up to +6 for the sixth letter (based on ASCII/alphabetic position).
For TYPING → UASMSM:
- T (20th letter) +1 → U (21st)
- Y (25th) +2 → A (1st, wrapping around the 26-letter alphabet: 27 → 1)
- P (16th) +3 → S (19th)
- I (9th) +4 → M (13th)
- N (14th) +5 → S (19th)
- G (7th) +6 → M (13th)
Applying the same to SCREEN:
- S (19th) +1 → T (20th)
- C (3rd) +2 → E (5th)
- R (18th) +3 → U (21st)
- E (5th) +4 → I (9th)
- E (5th) +5 → J (10th)
- N (14th) +6 → T (20th)
This yields TEUIJT, matching one of the options.