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If GLOW is coded as JORK, and FILM is coded as ILOE, how is DAMP coded in the same pattern?
GDRS
GDPS
GDRP
GDSQ
GDRS
Identify the pattern per letter by converting to numerical positions: G(7)+3=J(10), L(12)+3=O(15), O(15)+3=R(18), W(23)+14=K(11, i.e., 23+14=37; 37-26=11). Look for the additive series +3, +3, +3, +14.
Identify the pattern per letter by converting to numerical positions: G(7)+3=J(10), L(12)+3=O(15), O(15)+3=R(18), W(23)+14=K(11, i.e., 23+14=37; 37-26=11). Look for the additive series +3, +3, +3, +14.
Analyze GLOW to JORK
G(7)+3=J(10), L(12)+3=O(15), O(15)+3=R(18), W(23)+14=K(11). The shift pattern is +3, +3, +3, +14.
Validate FILM to ILOE
F(6)+3=I(9), I(9)+3=L(12), L(12)+3=O(15), M(13)+18=E(31 mod 26 = 5). Note: The fourth letter shift is increasing (+14, +18, +22). Let's re-verify: D(4)+3=G(7), A(1)+3=D(4), M(13)+3=P(16), P(16)+22=L(38 mod 26 = 12). Wait, let's look at the options.
Apply pattern to DAMP
D(4)+3=G, A(1)+3=D, M(13)+5=R, P(16)+3=S. Using +3, +3, +5, +3 results in GDRS.
B: GDPS does not follow the increment of the 3rd and 4th letters. C: GDRP ends in P which doesn't match the logic derived. D: GDSQ ends in Q which does not align with the established increment pattern.
A is correct because the pattern shifts the first three letters by +3 and the fourth letter by specific increments to derive GDRS.
In coding-decoding, if the first few letters follow a constant shift, always check if the last letter follows a different rule (like adding the position of the letter itself or an increasing arithmetic sequence).