Solving the Coding Language Puzzle

This question is a classic example of coding and decoding based on comparing common elements in different statements. We are given three sentences in a certain code language and their meanings in English. Our goal is to find the code word for 'was'.

Let's list the given statements and their meanings:

1. ‘ki ru pi’ means ‘nobody like cruel’
2. ‘ki mi cha’ means ‘king was cruel’
3. ‘ru pi cha’ means ‘nobody like king’

Step-by-Step Decoding

We can find the code for individual words by comparing the common words and their corresponding common codes across the sentences.

Comparing Sentence 1 and Sentence 2

Sentence 1: ‘ki ru pi’ → ‘nobody like cruel’

Sentence 2: ‘ki mi cha’ → ‘king was cruel’

Let's look for common words and codes:

• The common word in the English meanings is ‘cruel’.
• The common code word in the code language is ‘ki’.

Therefore, the code for ‘cruel’ is ‘ki’.

Comparing Sentence 1 and Sentence 3

Sentence 1: ‘ki ru pi’ → ‘nobody like cruel’

Sentence 3: ‘ru pi cha’ → ‘nobody like king’

Let's look for common words and codes:

• The common words in the English meanings are ‘nobody’ and ‘like’.
• The common code words in the code language are ‘ru’ and ‘pi’.

So, ‘ru’ and ‘pi’ represent ‘nobody’ and ‘like’, though we cannot determine which is which from these two sentences alone. However, this information might not be needed to find the code for ‘was’.

Comparing Sentence 2 and Sentence 3

Sentence 2: ‘ki mi cha’ → ‘king was cruel’

Sentence 3: ‘ru pi cha’ → ‘nobody like king’

Let's look for common words and codes:

• The common word in the English meanings is ‘king’.
• The common code word in the code language is ‘cha’.

Therefore, the code for ‘king’ is ‘cha’.

Finding the Code for 'was'

Now let's revisit Sentence 2: ‘ki mi cha’ means ‘king was cruel’.

We have already decoded two words from this sentence:

• ‘ki’ means ‘cruel’
• ‘cha’ means ‘king’

The code words in Sentence 2 are ‘ki’, ‘mi’, and ‘cha’. The English words are ‘king’, ‘was’, and ‘cruel’. We know 'ki' corresponds to 'cruel' and 'cha' corresponds to 'king'. The only remaining code word is ‘mi’ and the only remaining English word is ‘was’.

Thus, the code for ‘was’ must be ‘mi’.

Based on this analysis, the code for ‘was’ is ‘mi’.

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Additional Information: Solving Word Coding Puzzles

Word coding puzzles are common in logical reasoning and aptitude tests. The key to solving them is systematic comparison.

• Identify Common Words: Look for words that appear in two or more coded statements.
• Identify Common Codes: Find the corresponding codes that appear in the same statements. The common word and common code are likely pairs.
• Eliminate Known Pairs: Once you identify some word-code pairs, you can use this information to decode remaining words in a statement by eliminating the pairs you already know.
• Look for Unique Elements: Sometimes, a word or code might appear in only one statement, but if you decode other words in that statement, the unique element's code becomes clear.
• Practice: Solving various types of coding-decoding problems helps you recognize patterns and apply the right strategy quickly.