If 'CONSTABLE' is coded as 91 and 'STABLE' is coded as 59, then how shall…
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If 'CONSTABLE' is coded as 91 and 'STABLE' is coded as 59, then how shall 'PORTABLE' be coded?
Answer: A. 89 — ConceptIn alphabet-position coding, each English letter is assigned its ordinal value: A = 1, B = 2, ..., Z = 26. When a word is coded by the sum rule, its…
- A.
89
- B.
109
- C.
111
- D.
110
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Concept
In alphabet-position coding, each English letter is assigned its ordinal value: A = 1, B = 2, ..., Z = 26.
When a word is coded by the sum rule, its code is the total of the position values of all its letters.
Application
Write the position values for PORTABLE: P = 16, O = 15, R = 18, T = 20, A = 1, B = 2, L = 12, and E = 5.
Add them in order: 16 + 15 = 31; 31 + 18 = 49; 49 + 20 = 69; 69 + 1 = 70; 70 + 2 = 72; 72 + 12 = 84; 84 + 5 = 89.
Cross-check
The same rule reproduces the examples: CONSTABLE totals 91, and removing C = 3, O = 15, and N = 14 from CONSTABLE leaves STABLE with 91 - 32 = 59.
Result
Therefore, PORTABLE is coded as 89.