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If BLOT is coded as YOLD, how is MIST coded in the same logic?
NRHG
LRHG
NRSG
LRSG
NRHG
Identify the opposite letter pairs (A=Z, B=Y, etc.) and reverse the word order.
Identify the opposite letter pairs (A=Z, B=Y, etc.) and reverse the word order.
Analyze the coding logic
The word BLOT is coded as YOLD. Comparing letters: B matches Y (opposite), L matches O (opposite), O matches L (opposite), T matches D (opposite). The pattern is that each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet, and the word is kept in the same order.
Apply logic to MIST
Find the opposite letter for each character in MIST: M (13th from start) → N (13th from end); I (9th from start) → R (9th from end); S (19th from start) → H (19th from end); T (20th from start) → G (20th from end). Result is NRHG.
B: LRHG is incorrect as it changes the first letter from N to L; C: NRSG is incorrect as it changes the third letter from H to S; D: LRSG is incorrect as it changes both the first and third letters.
A is correct because the coding follows the standard opposite-alphabet pairing (A-Z, B-Y, M-N, I-R, S-H, T-G) for each respective position.
For coding-decoding, always check for opposite pairs (sum = 27) first if letter shifts don't show a consistent increment/decrement pattern.