In a certain language "SYMPTOM" is coded as "SMYPOTM". How is "SERVICE" coded in that code?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → SREVCIE
The rule is read off the given pair by comparing the letters place by place, and then applied to the new word.
SYMPTOM → SMYPOTM: S, P and the last M stay in the 1st, 4th and 7th places; the 2nd and 3rd letters swap (Y M → M Y) and the 5th and 6th letters swap (T O → O T)
SERVICE: S stays, E R → R E, V stays, I C → C I, E stays
Code: SREVCIE