In a certain code language, RAMP is coded as 46 and HORSE is coded as 63. How will CARPENTER be coded as in that language ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
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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THE LOGIC FOLLOWED HERE IS :
SUM OF THE POSITION OF LETTERS OF WORD - 2 = GIVEN CODE
AS
RAMP
R = 18
A = 1
M = 13
P = 16
(18 + 1 + 13 +16) - 2 = 46
AND
HORSE
H = 8
O =15
R =18
S = 19
E = 5
( 8 + 15 + 18 +19 + 5 ) - 2 = 63
SIMILARLY
C = 3
A = 1
R =18
P = 16
E = 5
N =14
T =20
E =5
R =18
(3 +1+ 18 + 16 + 5 + 14 + 20+ 5+ +18) - 2 =98