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In a certain code language, ‘study hard daily’ is coded as ‘op qr st’ and ‘hard work pays’ is coded as ‘qr uv wx’. How is ‘hard’ coded in the given language?
op
qr
st
uv
qr
Identify the common word in both sentences and find the corresponding common code in their respective codes.
Identify the common word in both sentences and find the corresponding common code in their respective codes.
Analyze the sentences
Sentence 1: study hard daily → op qr st. Sentence 2: hard work pays → qr uv wx.
Find common elements
The word 'hard' is present in both sentences. Look for the common code shared by both sets: 'qr' is present in both (op qr st) and (qr uv wx).
Conclusion
Since 'hard' is the only word common to both, its code must be the common code 'qr'.
A: 'op' is a code for either 'study' or 'daily', C: 'st' is a code for either 'study' or 'daily', D: 'uv' is a code for either 'work' or 'pays'.
B is correct because 'hard' is the only word common to both phrases, and 'qr' is the only code common to both code strings.
In sentence coding, always identify common words first to establish anchor points before deducing individual meanings.