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In a certain code, 'green apple sweet' is coded as 'ta lo mi' 'red apple fresh' is coded as 'ku lo pe' 'green mango fresh' is coded as 'ta si pe' (all the codes are two letter coded only) What is the code for “green apple”?
ku lo
mi si
ta lo
ta pe
ta lo
Identify common words between sentences and their corresponding common codes; green appears in sentences 1 and 3, sharing the code ta.
Identify common words between sentences and their corresponding common codes; green appears in sentences 1 and 3, sharing the code ta.
Analyze shared words and codes
Equation 1: green apple sweet = ta lo mi. Equation 2: red apple fresh = ku lo pe. Equation 3: green mango fresh = ta si pe.
Identify codes for individual words
Comparing 1 and 3, 'green' is common, and 'ta' is the common code, so green = ta. Comparing 1 and 2, 'apple' is common, and 'lo' is the common code, so apple = lo. Comparing 2 and 3, 'fresh' is common, and 'pe' is the common code, so fresh = pe.
Final combination
Since green = ta and apple = lo, the code for green apple is ta lo.
A: ku lo contains 'ku' which belongs to red, making it incorrect. B: mi si contains 'mi' which belongs to sweet and 'si' which belongs to mango, both incorrect. D: ta pe contains 'pe' which belongs to fresh, making it incorrect.
C is correct because the common word green is coded as ta and the common word apple is coded as lo based on the overlapping set analysis.
In word-substitution coding, always map the words shared across at least two sentences first to isolate the specific variables.