In a certain code, NEWYORK is written as 111, how is NEWJERSEY written in that…

Concept: In this alphabet-position coding pattern, every letter of a word is replaced by its position in the English alphabet (A = 1, B = 2, ... Z = 26). The code for the whole word is the SUM of the position values of all its letters, counting a repeated letter every time it appears.

Verifying the rule on NEWYORK:

1. N = 14

2. E = 5

3. W = 23

4. Y = 25

5. O = 15

6. R = 18

7. K = 11

8. Sum = 14 + 5 + 23 + 25 + 15 + 18 + 11 = 111, which matches the given code.

Applying the same rule to NEWJERSEY (N-E-W-J-E-R-S-E-Y):

1. N = 14

2. E = 5

3. W = 23

4. J = 10

5. E = 5

6. R = 18

7. S = 19

8. E = 5

9. Y = 25

10. Sum = 14 + 5 + 23 + 10 + 5 + 18 + 19 + 5 + 25 = 124

Cross-check: grouping the letters as NEW (14 + 5 + 23 = 42) and JERSEY (10 + 5 + 18 + 19 + 5 + 25 = 82) gives 42 + 82 = 124, the same total, and the count of nine added terms matches the nine letters of NEWJERSEY.