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In a certain code language, ‘VEIN’ is coded as ‘7462’ and ‘EASY’ is coded as ‘9537’. How is ‘E’ coded in that language?
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Identify common letters between given words and their codes to isolate the value for the specific target letter.
Identify common letters between given words and their codes to isolate the value for the specific target letter.
Mapping the codes
Given: VEIN is 7462 and EASY is 9537. We look for common letters. The letter E appears in both VEIN and EASY.
Comparing commonalities
In VEIN (7462), E is at position 2. In EASY (9537), E is at position 1. The common numerical digit in 7462 and 9537 is 7. Therefore, E = 7.
B (4) is the code for I or N in VEIN, C (5) is the code for A or S in EASY, D (9) is the code for A or S in EASY.
A is correct because the digit 7 is the only common value shared by the codes 7462 and 9537 corresponding to the common letter E in VEIN and EASY.
In direct coding questions, always check for the frequency of letters and digits first; if a letter appears in two words, its code must appear in both corresponding code strings.