Direction: In a certain code, SAMARITAN is written as 19%13%18#20%14, then how…

Concept: In letter-to-code puzzles, every letter of the alphabet is replaced by a fixed code under ONE rule (a position number, a shift, or a symbol). To decode a new word, first infer that exact rule from the given coded example, then apply it letter by letter to the new word - the same letter must always receive the same code.

Application to this item:

1. Write SAMARITAN letter by letter next to its given code: S-19, A-%, M-13, A-%, R-18, I-#, T-20, A-%, N-14.

2. Check the numeric codes against each consonant's position in the English alphabet (A=1, B=2, ... Z=26): S is the 19th letter -> 19, M is the 13th letter -> 13, R is the 18th letter -> 18, T is the 20th letter -> 20, N is the 14th letter -> 14. Every consonant's code equals its alphabet position.

3. Check the vowels: A is always replaced by the symbol %, and I is always replaced by the symbol #, wherever they occur in the word.

4. Apply the same rule to M-A-R-T-I-N, letter by letter: M (13th letter, consonant) -> 13; A (vowel) -> %; R (18th letter) -> 18; T (20th letter) -> 20; I (vowel) -> #; N (14th letter) -> 14.

5. Concatenate the codes in order: 13, %, 18, 20, #, 14.

Cross-check: the letter N appears in both the given word and MARTIN. Its code is 14 in the original SAMARITAN example and 14 again here, computed independently from N's alphabet position - the consistency confirms the position-and-symbol rule is being applied correctly.

Hence, MARTIN is coded as 13%1820#14.