MIXED NUMBER CODING
Directions (11-12): Study the following information to answer the given questions:
In a certain code
study very hard’ is written as ‘7 8 6
‘hard work pays’ is written as ‘9 5 8’
and ‘study and work’ is written as ‘6 4 5’.
- What is the code for ‘very?
(1) 6
(2) 8
(3) 7
(4) 5
(5) None of these
- What does ‘6’ stand for?
(I) hard
(2) and
(3) pays
(4) study
(5) None
SPEEDAPPROACH:
Here, we have to follow the previous method but count the digits instead of words. because identification of digits is very easy.
Digit
(number of times)
7
8 (2)
6(2)
9
5 (2)
4
Digit Word
8 hard
6 study
5 work very
9 pays
4 sad
Answers:
- code for ‘very’ is ‘7’. So option (3) is correct.
- ‘6’ stand for ‘study’. So option (4) is correct.
SUBSTITUTION CODING
Example- 13:
If Star is called Planet, Planet is called Satellite, Satellite is called Gala, Galaxy is called Comet, then ‘Earth’ is classified under which category?
(1) Galaxy (2) Comet (3) Planet (4) Star (5) Satellite
Solution:
Generally ‘Earth’ is Planet. But here Planet is called Satellite. So option (5) is correct.
Example- 14:
If White is called Yellow, Yellow is called Green, Green is called Blue. Blue is called Red and Red is called Black, then what is the colour of the ‘Clear Sky’?
(1) White (?)Red (3) Blue (4) Black (5) Yellow
Solution:
Generally colour cities’ Sky’ is Blue. But here Blue is called Red. So option (2) is correct.
Solve the following given questions:
- In a certain code ROPE is written as %57$, DOUBT is written as 35#8* and LIVE is written as @245$. Row is TROUBLE written in that code?
(1) *%5#8@$ (2) *%#58@$ (3) *%5#8@4 (4) *%#58$@ (5) None of these
- If blue is called red, red is called green, green is called black and black called white, what is the colour of grass?
(1) red (2) black (3) white (4) green (5) None of these