In a certain code, MISSIONS is written as MSIISNOS. How is ONLINE written in…

Key idea: the letters are rearranged in the order 1st, 3rd, 2nd, 5th, 4th, 7th, 6th, ... For a six-letter word the pattern becomes 1, 3, 2, 5, 4, 6.

• Example (given): MISSIONS → take positions 1,3,2,5,4,7,6,8 → M, S, I, I, S, N, O, S → MSIISNOS

Apply to ONLINE:

• Position 1 → O

• Position 3 → L

• Position 2 → N

• Position 5 → N

• Position 4 → I

• Position 6 → E

Result: OLNNIE