Question
In a certain code of language, ' four ways to ' is coded
as ' yr, ws, az ', ' longer without four ' is coded as ' vb, df, yr ' and ' spending ways without ' is coded as ' hj, ws, df ', then what is the code for ' spending longer to '?Solution
'four ways to' is coded as 'yr, ws, az' ………… (I) 'longer without four' is coded as 'vb, df, yr' ------------(II) 'spending ways without' is coded as 'hj, ws, df' ………… (III) From I and III, Code for ‘ways’ is ws. From II and III, Code for ‘without’ is df. From I and II, Code for ‘four’ is yr. Only code for ‘spending is hj. Only code for ‘longer’ is vb. Only code for ‘to’ is az. So, code for 'spending longer to' is ‘hj, vb, az’.
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