In a certain language, 'min fin bin gin' means 'trains are always late'; 'gin…
2014
In a certain language, 'min fin bin gin' means 'trains are always late'; 'gin din cin hin' means 'drivers were always punished'; 'bin cin vin rin' means 'drivers stopped all trains' and 'din kin fin vin' means 'all passengers were late'. The 'Drivers were late' would be written as
Answer: B. cin din fin — Solution summary: determine the code for each English word by comparing sentences with common words. Compare the first sentence "min fin bin gin" = "trains…
- A.
min cin din
- B.
cin din fin
- C.
fin din gin
- D.
gin hin min
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Correct answer: B
Solution summary: determine the code for each English word by comparing sentences with common words.
Compare the first sentence "min fin bin gin" = "trains are always late" and the second sentence "gin din cin hin" = "drivers were always punished".
The common code between them is "gin", and the common English word is "always", so gin = always.
Compare the first sentence and the third sentence "bin cin vin rin" = "drivers stopped all trains".
The common code between the first and third is "bin", and the common English word is "trains", so bin = trains.
The common code between the second and third is "cin", and the common English word is "drivers", so cin = drivers.
Compare the first and fourth sentence "din kin fin vin" = "all passengers were late"; the common code with the first is "fin", and the common English word is "late", so fin = late.
From the second and fourth sentences the common code is "din", matching the common English word "were", so din = were. From the third and fourth the common code is "vin", matching "all", so vin = all.
Summary of mappings:
cin = drivers
din = were
fin = late
Therefore, "Drivers were late" is encoded as cin din fin.