In a certain coded language, the word “Grasp” is coded as ‘Bmvnk’. What word…

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In a certain coded language, the word “Grasp” is coded as ‘Bmvnk’. What word will be coded as ‘ADZIY’ in the same fashion?

  1. A.

    FREED

  2. B.

    FIEND

  3. C.

    FINED

  4. D.

    CLEAN

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Correct answer: B

Explanation:

G - 7 --(-5)--> 2 - B

R - 18 --(-5)--> 13 - M

A - 1 --(-5)--> 22 - V

S - 19 --(-5)--> 14 - N

P - 16 --(-5)--> 11 - K

The logic behind this coding is simply subtracting 5 from the numerical values of each alphabets from GRASP.

Now, if a word has to be coded as ‘ADZIY’ then 5 has to be added to the numerical values of ADZIY so as to decode and find the word.

F - 6 <--(+5)-- 1 - A

I - 9 <--(+5)-- 4 - D

E - 5 <--(+5)-- 26 - Z

N - 22 <--(+5)-- 9 - I

D - 4 <--(+5)-- 25 - Y

So the answer is FIEND.

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