If PENCIL is coded as KVMXRO, then how will BASKET be coded?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → YZHPVG
Each letter is replaced by its opposite letter in the alphabet (A with Z, B with Y, and so on); the places of a letter and its opposite add up to 27.
PENCIL: P (16) to K (11), E (5) to V (22), N (14) to M (13), C (3) to X (24), I (9) to R (18), L (12) to O (15): KVMXRO
B (2) to Y (25), A (1) to Z (26)
S (19) to H (8), K (11) to P (16)
E (5) to V (22), T (20) to G (7)
So BASKET is coded as YZHPVG.