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In a certain code language, ‘space is less’ is coded as ‘du vc kt’ and ‘less than ten’ is coded as ‘rg mq vc’. How is ‘less’ coded in that language? (All the codes are two-letter codes only.)
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kt Question ID : 4410091573980 Option 1 ID : 4410096216689 Option 2 ID : 4410096216692 Option 3 ID : 4410096216690 Option 4 ID : 4410096216691 Status : Answered Chosen Option : A
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Identify the common word between the two given phrases and find the corresponding common code in their respective encoded versions.
Identify the common word between the two given phrases and find the corresponding common code in their respective encoded versions.
Analyze the phrases
Phrase 1: 'space is less' is coded as 'du vc kt'. Phrase 2: 'less than ten' is coded as 'rg mq vc'.
Identify the common element
The only word common to both phrases is 'less'. Therefore, its code must be the only code common to both 'du vc kt' and 'rg mq vc'.
Verify the common code
Comparing 'du vc kt' and 'rg mq vc', the code 'vc' is the only one present in both sets. Thus, 'less' corresponds to 'vc'.
B: 'du' is a code for either 'space' or 'is'. C: 'rg' is a code for either 'than' or 'ten'. D: 'kt' is a code for either 'space' or 'is'.
A is correct because 'vc' is the only code that appears in both 'du vc kt' and 'rg mq vc', matching the only word 'less' that appears in both phrases.
In sentence coding questions, always look for the word that repeats across sentences first; this will immediately narrow down the potential candidates for the target code.