If ROAST is coded as PQYUR in a certain language, then how will SLOPPY be coded in that language?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → QNMRNA
In such codes each letter is moved a fixed number of places in the alphabet, and the rule is read from the given word letter by letter.
The rule from ROAST → PQYUR:
R → P (2 back), O → Q (2 ahead), A → Y (2 back, going round from A to Z), S → U (2 ahead), T → R (2 back)
So the letters go 2 back and 2 ahead in turn, starting with 2 back
Applying it to SLOPPY:
S − 2 \(=\) Q, L \(+\) 2 \(=\) N, O − 2 \(=\) M
P \(+\) 2 \(=\) R, P − 2 \(=\) N, Y \(+\) 2 \(=\) A (going round from Z to A)
Code: QNMRNA