Understanding the Code Language

In this type of coding-decoding question, words from sentences are assigned specific codes. To find the code for a particular word, we need to compare the sentences where that word appears and identify the common code associated with it.

Analyzing the Given Information

We are given three coded sentences:

• 'Aman is looking smart' is coded as 'lk pm ta rm'
• 'Smart is young' is coded as 'ht ta lk'
• 'Young are boys' is coded as 'po ht ra'

Finding the Code for 'Young'

The word 'Young' appears in two of the given sentences:

1. 'Smart is young' → 'ht ta lk'
2. 'Young are boys' → 'po ht ra'

Let's compare the codes for these two sentences:

• Codes for 'Smart is young': ht, ta, lk
• Codes for 'Young are boys': po, ht, ra

The common code in both lists is 'ht'. Since 'Young' is the only word common to the phrases 'Smart is young' and 'Young are boys', its code must be the common code found in their respective coded forms.

Therefore, the code for 'Young' is 'ht'.

Verification (Optional but helpful)

Let's see if we can deduce other codes:

Compare 'Aman is looking smart' (lk pm ta rm) and 'Smart is young' (ht ta lk).

• Common words: 'is', 'smart'
• Common codes: 'lk', 'ta'

So, {'is', 'smart'} correspond to {'lk', 'ta'}.

Now compare 'Smart is young' (ht ta lk) and 'Young are boys' (po ht ra).

• Common word: 'Young'
• Common code: 'ht'

This confirms that the code for 'Young' is 'ht'.

If 'Young' is 'ht', then in 'Smart is young' (ht ta lk), {'Smart', 'is'} must be {'ta', 'lk'}. This aligns with our earlier finding from comparing the first two sentences.

Based on the analysis, the code for the word 'Young' is 'ht'.