Study the following information to answer the given question:
In a certain code language “best way to win” is written as “ad mi ja no”, “the way to hell” is written as “ku ja ig ad”, “win of the day” is written as “be ku zo mi”, and “to sell of night” is written as “be li ya ja”.
What is the code for “way”?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → ad
A word that appears in two sentences has its code in both coded sentences, so the code common to the two belongs to the common word. The order of the codes does not follow the order of the words.
“best way to win” = ad mi ja no and “the way to hell” = ku ja ig ad: the common words are “way” and “to”, the common codes “ad” and “ja”
“the way to hell” = ku ja ig ad and “to sell of night” = be li ya ja: the only common word is “to” and the only common code “ja”, so to = ja
Of the pair “ad” and “ja”, “ja” is “to”, so way = ad