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In a certain code language, 'whispering wind dances' is coded as 'snxk rkwg vzod', and 'wind dances gracefully' is coded as 'snxk vzod lwon'. What is the code for 'gracefully' in the given code language?
rkwg
lwon
snxk
vzod
lwon
Identify common words between sentences to map the codes. 'wind dances' appears in both phrases, so the common codes 'snxk' and 'vzod' must represent 'wind dances'.
Identify common words between sentences to map the codes. 'wind dances' appears in both phrases, so the common codes 'snxk' and 'vzod' must represent 'wind dances'.
Analyze the commonality
Compare the two given codes: 'whispering wind dances' = 'snxk rkwg vzod' and 'wind dances gracefully' = 'snxk vzod lwon'.
Extract common terms
The words 'wind' and 'dances' appear in both phrases. Correspondingly, the codes 'snxk' and 'vzod' appear in both code strings.
Identify the remaining term
In the second phrase 'wind dances gracefully' тЖТ 'snxk vzod lwon', since 'wind' and 'dances' correspond to 'snxk' and 'vzod', the remaining word 'gracefully' must be represented by the remaining code 'lwon'.
A: 'snxk' is part of the common code for 'wind' or 'dances'. C: 'rkwg' belongs to the word 'whispering'. D: 'vzod' is part of the common code for 'wind' or 'dances'.
B is correct because 'lwon' is the only code that appears in the second phrase exclusively when compared to the first, matching the word 'gracefully'.
In coding-decoding questions, always look for common words across sentences first to eliminate codes; never assume the word order in the phrase matches the word order in the code.