In a certain code language, ‘I am fine’ is written as ‘le su kim’, ‘you are fine’ is written as ‘se kim de’ and ‘all are fine’ is written as ‘kim ru se’. How will ‘all’ be written in that language ?
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This problem is a type of coding-decoding question where words in sentences are assigned specific codes. To find the code for a particular word, we need to compare different sentences and their corresponding codes to identify common elements.
We are given three statements and their coded forms:
We need to find the code for the word ‘all’.
Let's look at the first two statements:
The common word in both statements is ‘fine’. The common code in both coded forms is ‘kim’. Therefore, we can conclude that:
‘fine’ = ‘kim’
Now, let's compare the second and third statements:
The common words in these two statements are ‘are’ and ‘fine’. The common codes are ‘se’ and ‘kim’. From Step 1, we already know that ‘fine’ is coded as ‘kim’. This matches one of the common codes. The other common word is ‘are’, and the other common code is ‘se’. Therefore:
‘are’ = ‘se’
‘fine’ = ‘kim’ (confirmed)
Now consider the third statement:
We know the codes for ‘are’ and ‘fine’ from the previous steps:
Substitute these back into the third statement:
‘all’ + ‘are’ + ‘fine’ → ‘kim’ + ‘ru’ + ‘se’
‘all’ + ‘se’ + ‘kim’ → ‘kim’ + ‘ru’ + ‘se’
By comparing the words on the left with the codes on the right, we can see that the word ‘all’ is left, and the code ‘ru’ is left. Thus:
‘all’ = ‘ru’
| Word | Code |
|---|---|
| fine | kim |
| are | se |
| all | ru |
The code for the word ‘all’ is ‘ru’.
| Concept | Explanation | Strategy |
|---|---|---|
| Common Code | A code representing a word that appears in multiple statements. | Identify words common across statements, then find corresponding common codes. |
| Elimination Method | Using known word-code pairs to deduce unknown pairs in remaining statements. | Once a word-code pair is found, eliminate them from other statements/codes to isolate remaining pairs. |
| Sentence Comparison | Comparing two or more coded statements to find common elements. | List the statements and codes side-by-side and visually identify common words and codes. |
Code language questions, often found in reasoning sections of exams, test your ability to decipher patterns and apply logical deduction. There are various types of coding, including:
The key to solving these problems is careful observation and systematic comparison to break down the code.
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