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?

  1. A.

    EMQW

  2. B.

    WMNH

  3. C.

    EWIO

  4. 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):

  1. S(19) -> A(1): 19 + 8 = 27, and 27 - 26 = 1, so the shift is +8.

  2. A(1) -> I(9): 1 + 8 = 9, so the shift is +8.

  3. W(23) -> E(5): 23 + 8 = 31, and 31 - 26 = 5, so the shift is +8.

  4. E(5) -> M(13): 5 + 8 = 13, so the shift is +8.

  5. 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).

  6. Apply this +8 shift to WEAI: W(23) + 8 = 31, 31 - 26 = 5 = E.

  7. E(5) + 8 = 13 = M.

  8. A(1) + 8 = 9 = I.

  9. I(9) + 8 = 17 = Q.

  10. 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:

  1. Y(25) + 8 = 33, 33 - 26 = 7 = G.

  2. G(7) + 8 = 15 = O.

  3. C(3) + 8 = 11 = K.

  4. K(11) + 8 = 19 = S.

  5. 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.

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