Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Logical and Analytical Reasoning

Topic

Coding Decoding

Question:

In a certain code language, 'Family * LONG' is coded as '24', 'COUPLE' * THE' is coded as '18'. What is the code for 'OVER * HOSPITAL' In that code language ?

Options:

18

6

32

20

Correct Answer:

32

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 :

NUMBER OF LETTER IN IST WORD × NUMBER OF LETTER IN IIND WORD

AS

 'Family * LONG' = 27

NUMBER OF LETTER IN FAMILY = 6

NUMBER OF LETTER IN LONG = 4

= 6 × 4 = 24

AND

'COUPLE' * THE' is coded as '18'

NUMBER OF LETTER IN COUPLE = 6

NUMBER OF LETTER IN THE = 3

= 6 × 3 = 18

SIMILARLY

'OVER * HOSPITAL'

NUMBER OF LETTER IN OVER = 4

NUMBER OF LETTER IN HOSPITAL = 8

= 4 × 8 = 32