In a certain code, FOOTBALL is written as UPPGMBMC. How is ALIGATOR written in that code?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → HMJBSUPB
Find the rule from FOOTBALL → UPPGMBMC. The word is taken in two halves of four letters, FOOT and BALL:
Each letter moves one place forward: FOOT → GPPU and BALL → CBMM.
In each half the first and last letters change places: GPPU → UPPG and CBMM → MBMC, giving UPPGMBMC.
Applying the same rule to ALIGATOR (halves ALIG and ATOR):
One place forward: ALIG → BMJH and ATOR → BUPS.
First and last letters swapped: BMJH → HMJB and BUPS → SUPB, giving HMJBSUPB.