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If GOAL is coded as HPBM, what is the code for FAIL?

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The correct answer is

GBJM

Step 1 – decode the rule from GOAL → HPBM:

G → H (+1)
O → P (+1)
A → B (+1)
L → M (+1)

Each letter is shifted by +1.

Step 2 – apply +1 to each letter of FAIL:

F → G
A → B
I → J
L → M

Code = GBJM.

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