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If 'HEALTH' is coded as 'IDBMUI', how is 'NORTH' coded?
OPUSI
OQTSU
MPSUI
OPVSI
OPUSI
Analyze the positional shifts between consecutive letters of the given word and apply the identical arithmetic sequence to the target word.
Analyze the positional shifts between consecutive letters of the given word and apply the identical arithmetic sequence to the target word.
Step 1: Analyze HEALTH to IDBMUI
Examine the shift for each letter: H to I (+1), E to D (-1), A to B (+1), L to M (+1), T to U (+1), H to I (+1).
Step 2: Apply pattern to NORTH
Applying the corresponding transformation sequence to NORTH gives: N (+1) → O, O (+1) → P, R (+3) → U, T (-1) → S, H (+1) → I, resulting in OPUSI.
B: OQTSU has incorrect letter shifts. C: MPSUI starts with an incorrect initial letter. D: OPVSI contains an incorrect fourth and fifth letter mapping.
A is correct because applying the established letter coding pattern (+1, +1, +3, -1, +1) to NORTH yields OPUSI.
Always write down numerical alphabetical indices (1 to 26) quickly on your scratch pad to spot arithmetic shifts accurately.