Practicing Success
In a certain code language, 'LABOUR' is coded as '279', and 'EXHALE' is coded as '321'. How will 'CAUTIOUS' be coded in that language? |
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535 |
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 ********************************************************** The logic is; (sum of the positional values of the opposite letter x no. of vowels in word) So, LABOUR (vowels; A, O, U) L → O(15) A → Z(26) B → Y(25) O → L(12) U → F(6) R → I(9) Thus, 15+26+25+12+6+9 x3= 279 And, EXHALE (vowels; E, A, E) E → V(22) X → C(3) H → S(19) A → Z(26) L → O(15) E → V(22) Thus, 22+3+19+26+15+22 x3= 321 Similarly, CAUTIOUS (vowels; A, U, I, O, U) C → X(25) A → Z(26) U → F(6) T → G(7) I → R(18) O → L(12) U → F(6) S → H(8) Thus, 25+26+6+7+18+12+6+8 x5= 535 |