In a certain code language “BURST” is coded as “80” and “LAKE” is coded as…

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In a certain code language “BURST” is coded as “80” and “LAKE” is coded as “29”. What will be the code of “VERSATILE”?

  1. A.

    109

  2. B.

    100

  3. C.

    120

  4. D.

    111

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Correct answer: D

Key insight: the code equals the sum of the alphabetical positions of the letters.

  • BURST → B(2) + U(21) + R(18) + S(19) + T(20) = 80

  • LAKE → L(12) + A(1) + K(11) + E(5) = 29

Compute for VERSATILE:

V(22) + E(5) + R(18) + S(19) + A(1) + T(20) + I(9) + L(12) + E(5)

  1. 22 + 5 = 27

  2. 27 + 18 = 45

  3. 45 + 19 = 64

  4. 64 + 1 = 65

  5. 65 + 20 = 85

  6. 85 + 9 = 94

  7. 94 + 12 = 106

  8. 106 + 5 = 111

Answer: 111

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