SAWE is related to AIEM in a certain way based on the English alphabetical…
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SAWE is related to AIEM in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the
same way, YGCK is related to GOKS. To which of the given options is WEAI related,
following the same logic?
- A.
EMQW
- B.
WMNH
- C.
EWIO
- D.
EMIQ
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Correct answer: D
In an alphabet letter-coding puzzle, every letter of the original word is replaced by the letter that lies a FIXED number of positions ahead in the English alphabet, cycling from Z back to A. This fixed number is the shift value; once it is found from one given pair, the same shift converts any other word by the same logic.
Find the shift from the first given pair, SAWE -> AIEM (A=1, B=2, ... Z=26, wrapping after Z back to A):
S(19) -> A(1): 19 + 8 = 27, and 27 - 26 = 1, so the shift is +8.
A(1) -> I(9): 1 + 8 = 9, so the shift is +8.
W(23) -> E(5): 23 + 8 = 31, and 31 - 26 = 5, so the shift is +8.
E(5) -> M(13): 5 + 8 = 13, so the shift is +8.
Every letter uses the same shift, so the coding rule is: add 8 to the position of each letter (wrapping past Z back to A).
Apply this +8 shift to WEAI: W(23) + 8 = 31, 31 - 26 = 5 = E.
E(5) + 8 = 13 = M.
A(1) + 8 = 9 = I.
I(9) + 8 = 17 = Q.
So WEAI, under the +8 shift, becomes EMIQ.
Cross-check the +8 rule against the second given pair, YGCK -> GOKS, to confirm it is the correct constant shift:
Y(25) + 8 = 33, 33 - 26 = 7 = G.
G(7) + 8 = 15 = O.
C(3) + 8 = 11 = K.
K(11) + 8 = 19 = S.
This reproduces GOKS exactly, confirming +8 is the correct constant shift for both given pairs.
Therefore, following the same +8 shift, WEAI relates to EMIQ.