If GOOD is coded as 164, BAD is coded as 21, and UGLY is coded as 260, then…
2024
If GOOD is coded as 164, BAD is coded as 21, and UGLY is coded as 260, then how is JUMP coded?
- A.
1400
- B.
180
- C.
220
- D.
240
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Correct answer: D
CONCEPT: Each word here is coded by a fixed rule — take every letter's position in the alphabet (A = 1, B = 2, … Z = 26), add up the positions of all the letters in the word, and multiply that sum by the number of letters in the word. The result is the word's code.
Word | Letter positions | Sum | × Letters | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
GOOD | 7, 15, 15, 4 | 41 | × 4 | 164 |
BAD | 2, 1, 4 | 7 | × 3 | 21 |
UGLY | 21, 7, 12, 25 | 65 | × 4 | 260 |
Applying the same rule to JUMP:
J, U, M and P have alphabet positions 10, 21, 13 and 16.
Adding these positions: 10 + 21 + 13 + 16 = 60.
JUMP has 4 letters.
Multiplying the sum by the letter count: 60 × 4 = 240.
CROSS-CHECK: The same rule reproduces all three given codes exactly — GOOD → 164, BAD → 21, UGLY → 260 — with no exceptions, confirming it is the correct pattern to apply to JUMP, giving 240.
