If each of the letters of the English alphabet is assigned odd numerical value beginning with A = 1, B = 3 and so on, then what will be the total value of the letters of the word CARDINAL?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
Alphabets A B C D E F G H I J K L M
Value 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25
Alphabets N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Value 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51
So,
CARDINAL:-
C=5, A=1, R=35, D=7, I=17, N=27, A=1, L=23
Thus, after adding these we get 116