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In a certain code language, ‘mind your business’ is coded as ‘gv tr fy’ and ‘your turn now’ is coded as ‘cb gv kq’. How is ‘your’ coded in the given language? (All the codes are two-letter codes only.)
fy
gv
tr
kq
gv
Identify the common word in the given phrases and look for the corresponding common code in their respective coded strings.
Identify the common word in the given phrases and look for the corresponding common code in their respective coded strings.
Analyze the commonality
We are given two sentences: 1. 'mind your business' = 'gv tr fy' and 2. 'your turn now' = 'cb gv kq'. The common word in both sentences is 'your'.
Compare the codes
Compare the code strings 'gv tr fy' and 'cb gv kq'. The only common code appearing in both strings is 'gv'.
Final verification
Since 'your' is the only word shared by both phrases and 'gv' is the only code shared by both sequences, 'your' must be coded as 'gv'.
A: 'fy' corresponds to either 'mind' or 'business'; C: 'tr' corresponds to either 'mind' or 'business'; D: 'kq' corresponds to either 'turn' or 'now'.
B is correct because 'gv' is the only common code shared between the two sequences 'gv tr fy' and 'cb gv kq', just as 'your' is the only common word in the two corresponding sentences.
Always start by identifying common elements in multiple sentences to isolate codes quickly without translating every single word.