If in a certain code language “SURFER” is coded as “RUSREF”, how would…
2025
If in a certain code language “SURFER” is coded as “RUSREF”, how would “KNIGHT” be coded in the same code language?
Answer: B. INKTHG — Concept: In this letter-coding pattern, a word is split into two equal halves, and each half is reversed on its own — not the whole word as one block. The two…
- A.
GHTINK
- B.
INKTHG
- C.
TRYIUI
- D.
BVCDF
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Correct answer: B
Concept: In this letter-coding pattern, a word is split into two equal halves, and each half is reversed on its own — not the whole word as one block. The two reversed halves are then written down in the same left-to-right order as the original halves.
As given: SURFER (6 letters) splits into SUR and FER. Reversing each half gives RUS and REF, so the two reversed halves written in order form RUSREF — matching the coded word in the question.
KNIGHT has 6 letters, so it splits into two equal halves: KNI and GHT.
Reverse the first half: KNI becomes INK.
Reverse the second half: GHT becomes THG.
Write the two reversed halves in the same order as the original halves: INK followed by THG, giving INKTHG.
Cross-check: reversing the entire word as a single block (KNIGHT -> THGINK) does not match any offered code, and applying the same rule back to RUSREF (REF becomes FER, RUS becomes SUR, restoring SURFER) confirms the rule works consistently in both directions — the code for KNIGHT is INKTHG.