In a certain code, MATRIX is written as XITRAM. How will FIGURE be written in that code?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → ERGUIF
Number the letters of MATRIX 1 to 6 and compare them with XITRAM:
M (1st) and X (6th) change places
A (2nd) and I (5th) change places
T (3rd) and R (4th) stay where they are
Applying the same rule to FIGURE:
F (1st) and E (6th) change places: E _ _ _ _ F
I (2nd) and R (5th) change places: E R _ _ I F
G (3rd) and U (4th) stay: ERGUIF
Tip: This code is not the whole word written backwards: that would turn MATRIX into XIRTAM, so the full reversal of FIGURE, ERUGIF (Option (4)), does not follow the rule.