Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Logical and Analytical Reasoning

Topic

Coding Decoding

Question:

In a certain code language, 'FUEL' is coded as '50' and 'JEER' is coded as '44'. How will 'FARE' be coded in that language?

Options:

38

34

40

36

Correct Answer:

36

Explanation:

1   2    3    4   5    6   7     8    9  10  11  12  13

 A   B   C    D   E    F   G    H    I    J    K    L   M

 ↓    ↓    ↓    ↓    ↓     ↓   ↓    ↓     ↓   ↓    ↓    ↓    ↓

 Z   Y    X   W   V    U   T    S    R   Q   P    O   N

26  25  24  23  22  21  20  19  18  17  16  15  14

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THE LOGIC FOLLOWED HERE IS :

ADDITION OF PLACE VALUE LETTERS + 6 = CODE

AS

FUEL

F = 6

U =21

E = 5

L = 12

(6 + 21 + 5 + 12 ) + 6

= 50

AND

JEER

J = 10

E = 5

E = 5

R = 18

(10 + 5 + 5 + 18) + 6 = 44

SIMILARLY

FARE

F = 6

A = 1

R = 18

E = 5

( 6 + 1 + 18 + 5 ) + 6

=36