If DEER is coded as 36419 and MAD is coded as 1223, then how will TALE be coded as?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
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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D ⇒ 4 (-1) = 3
E ⇒ 5 (+1) = 6
E ⇒ 5 (-1) = 4
R ⇒ 18 (+1) = 19
and
M⇒ 13 (-1) = 12
A ⇒ 1 (+1) =2
D ⇒ 4 (-1) = 3
similarly
T ⇒ 20 (-1) = 19
A ⇒ 1 (+1) = 2
L ⇒ 12 (-1) = 11
E ⇒ 5 (+1) = 6