Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Logical and Analytical Reasoning

Topic

Coding Decoding

Question:

If in a coding system, SUBSTANCE is coded as 101 and SUPREME is coded as 94, then how will PORTRAIT be coded in the same coding system?

Options:

116

114

115

117

Correct Answer:

114

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

**********************************************************

The logic is;

( code = sum of place values - no. of vowels)

So,

SUBSTANCE,

SUBSTANCE= 19+21+2+19+20+1+14+3+5

=> 104 -3(no. of vowels)     (U, A, E)

=> 101

Similarly,

PORTRAIT,

PORTRAIT= 16+15+18+20+18+1+9+20

=> 117 - 3 (no. of vowels)     (O, A, I)

=> 114