In a certain language "FERTILE" is coded as "FGUSMJF". How is "SPEAKER" coded in that language?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → QTBFFLS
The rule is found on FERTILE first: the letters are taken in pairs, the two letters of each pair change places, and every letter then moves one step forward in the alphabet; the last letter, left without a partner, only moves one step forward.
FE → EF → FG; RT → TR → US; IL → LI → MJ; E → F: FERTILE becomes FGUSMJF
The same rule on SPEAKER:
SP → PS → QT
EA → AE → BF
KE → EK → FL
R → S
SPEAKER becomes QTBFFLS