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In a certain code language, 'metro city transport' is coded as 'qi de pu' and 'train national transport' is coded as 'la qi ti'. What is the code for 'transport' in the given code language?
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Identify common words between phrases to isolate the codes. 'transport' is the only common word in both given sentences.
Identify common words between phrases to isolate the codes. 'transport' is the only common word in both given sentences.
Analyze Phrase 1
The phrase 'metro city transport' is coded as 'qi de pu'.
Analyze Phrase 2
The phrase 'train national transport' is coded as 'la qi ti'.
Find Commonality
Comparing the two phrases, the only common word is 'transport'. Comparing the two code sets 'qi de pu' and 'la qi ti', the only common code is 'qi'.
Conclusion
Therefore, the code 'qi' corresponds to the word 'transport'.
A: 'pu' belongs to either 'metro' or 'city'. B: 'la' belongs to either 'train' or 'national'. C: 'ti' belongs to either 'train' or 'national'. All three are incorrect as they do not represent the common word 'transport'.
D is correct because 'qi' is the unique common term in both the word phrases and the corresponding code sequences.
In substitution coding questions, always look for the word that repeats across sentences first; the code that repeats is its direct match.