If MASTER is coded as 411259, then how will POWDER be coded?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → 765459
Each letter is written as its place in the alphabet, and a two-digit place is reduced to one digit by adding its digits (again if needed).
MASTER: M (13) gives \(1+3=4\), A (1) gives 1, S (19) gives \(1+9=10\) and then \(1+0=1\), T (20) gives \(2+0=2\), E (5) gives 5, R (18) gives \(1+8=9\): 411259
P (16) gives \(1+6=7\)
O (15) gives \(1+5=6\)
W (23) gives \(2+3=5\)
D (4) gives 4 and E (5) gives 5
R (18) gives \(1+8=9\)
So POWDER is coded as 765459.