In a certain code language, DENT is written as ‘51’ and LOAD is written as ‘40’. How will BOAT be written in that code language?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → 46
Add the places of the letters in the alphabet and compare the total with the code: in both given words the code is 8 more than the total.
DENT: \(4 + 5 + 14 + 20 = 43\), and \(43 + 8 = 51\)
LOAD: \(12 + 15 + 1 + 4 = 32\), and \(32 + 8 = 40\)
BOAT: \(2 + 15 + 1 + 20 = 38\)
Code: \(38 + 8 = 46\)
So BOAT is written as 46.