Question

    Read the directions carefully and answer the following questtion.

    In a certain code language

    “given words are arranged” is written as “lo so pa na”,

    “letters are similar” is written as “ch fa so”,

    “second words arranged” is written as “ma pa na”.

    What is the code for “ given ”?

    A ma Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B na Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C lo Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D fa Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    given words are arranged → lo so pa na……. (i) letters are similar → ch fa so ……. (ii) second words arranged → ma pa na ……. (iii) From (i) and (iii), the code for ‘words’ and ‘arranged’ is either ‘pa’ or ‘na’. From (i) and (ii), the code for ‘are’ is ‘so’. From (i), we know the code for words are arranged, so, ‘ lo ’ is the code for ‘given’.

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