Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Logical and Analytical Reasoning

Topic

Coding Decoding

Question:

If O = 20, LIT = 46, how will PIG be coded using the same code language?

Options:

41

53

46

37

Correct Answer:

37

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 OF ALL LETTERS + 5

AS

O  = 15 + 5 = 20

LIT = 12 + 9 + 20 = 41

 AND 41 + 5 = 46

SIMILARLY

PIG  = 16 + 9 + 7  = 32

AND 32 + 5 = 37