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In a certain code language, ‘never fear life’ is coded as ‘ro sb kp’ and ‘now or never’ is coded as ‘sb tg ct’. How is ‘never’ coded in the given language? (All the codes are two- letter codes only.)
kp
tg
ct
sb
sb
Identify the common word between the two given statements and find the common code shared between them.
Identify the common word between the two given statements and find the common code shared between them.
Analyze Statement 1
The phrase 'never fear life' is coded as 'ro sb kp'.
Analyze Statement 2
The phrase 'now or never' is coded as 'sb tg ct'.
Identify Common Elements
The word 'never' appears in both statements. Looking at the codes 'ro sb kp' and 'sb tg ct', the common code is 'sb'. Therefore, 'never' = 'sb'.
A: kp is used for either 'fear' or 'life', B: tg is used for either 'now' or 'or', C: ct is used for either 'now' or 'or'.
D is correct because 'sb' is the only code that appears in both given phrases, matching the word 'never' which is the only common word between them.
In coding-decoding questions, always scan for the common word across sentences first; it is the most efficient way to isolate a code without decoding every individual word.