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In a certain code language, 'RUB' is written as '22118', and 'SOW' is written as '231519'. How will 'WHY' be written in that language?

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The correct answer is
23825

Coding Language Analysis

The question asks us to find the numerical code for the word 'WHY' based on a specific coding language. We are given examples: 'RUB' is coded as '22118', and 'SOW' is coded as '231519'.

Determining Alphabetical Positions

The first step is to find the position of each letter in the English alphabet (A=1, B=2, ..., Z=26).

Let's find the positions for the letters in 'WHY':

  • W: The 23rd letter.
  • H: The 8th letter.
  • Y: The 25th letter.

Constructing the Numerical Code

To find the code for 'WHY', we look at the numerical values derived from the letter positions. The code '23825' suggests a direct concatenation of these positions in the order they appear in the word.

  • Position of W is $23$.
  • Position of H is $8$.
  • Position of Y is $25$.

Concatenating these numbers ($23$, $8$, $25$) in order gives us:

$23$ followed by $8$ followed by $25$ results in the number $23825$.

This numerical code '23825' corresponds to Option 3.

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