In a certain code language ’pit nae tom’ means apple is green; ’nae ho tap’…
2024
In a certain code language ’pit nae tom’ means apple is green; ’nae ho tap’ means green and white and ’ho tom ka’ means shirt is white. Which of the following represents ’apple’ in that language?
Answer: C. pit — Solution: Determine the mapping by comparing phrases. Given coded phrases: 'pit nae tom' = 'apple is green'; 'nae ho tap' = 'green and white'; 'ho tom ka' =…
- A.
nae
- B.
tom
- C.
pit
- D.
ho
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Correct answer: C
Solution: Determine the mapping by comparing phrases.
Given coded phrases: 'pit nae tom' = 'apple is green'; 'nae ho tap' = 'green and white'; 'ho tom ka' = 'shirt is white'.
Compare the first and second coded phrases: the common code word is 'nae', and the common English word is 'green', so 'nae' = green.
Compare the first and third coded phrases: the common code word is 'tom', and the common English word is 'is', so 'tom' = is.
In the first coded phrase, after assigning 'nae' = green and 'tom' = is, the remaining code word 'pit' must correspond to 'apple'.
Answer: 'pit' means 'apple'.