Understanding Code Language Decoding

This question asks us to decode the word 'later' based on two given coded statements. In this type of coding and decoding problem, words are assigned specific code words. We need to find the code for a specific word by comparing the given statements.

Analyzing the Given Coded Statements

We are given two pairs of statements and their codes:

• Statement 1: 'will come back later' is coded as 'nk zs kp rq'
• Statement 2: 'later he won it' is coded as 'pj st mk kp'

Our goal is to find the code word that represents the word 'later'.

Finding the Code for 'later'

To find the code for the word 'later', we need to look for a word that appears in both of the original statements and the corresponding code word that appears in both of the coded phrases. This is a common word-code mapping technique.

Let's list the words and their potential codes from each statement:

Looking at the words in Statement 1 ('will', 'come', 'back', 'later') and Statement 2 ('later', 'he', 'won', 'it'), the only common word is 'later'.

Now, let's look at the codes for Statement 1 ('nk', 'zs', 'kp', 'rq') and Statement 2 ('pj', 'st', 'mk', 'kp'). The common code word in both lists is 'kp'.

Since the word 'later' is the only word common to both statements, and 'kp' is the only code word common to both coded phrases, we can conclude that 'later' is coded as 'kp'.

Conclusion on the Code for 'later'

By comparing the two statements and their respective codes, we found that the word 'later' corresponds to the code 'kp'.

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Additional Information: Types of Coding-Decoding Questions

Coding and decoding questions are common in verbal reasoning and competitive exams. They test your ability to identify patterns and rules. Some common types include:

• Letter Coding: Letters are replaced by other letters based on a pattern (e.g., shifting positions in the alphabet).
• Number Coding: Words are assigned numerical values based on the position of letters or other rules.
• Symbol Coding: Symbols are used to represent letters or words.
• Mixed Coding: A combination of letter, number, or symbol coding.
• Word Coding: Entire words are coded as other words or codes (like in this question).

Practicing different types helps in quickly identifying the rule used in a particular problem.