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In a code language, 'football and cricket' is written as 'aa dd ee', 'cricket is game' is written as 'ee rr ss', and 'football or cricket' is written as 'dd bb ee'. What is the code for the word 'or' in that language?

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The correct answer is
bb

Code Language Analysis

This problem presents a simple substitution cipher where words are replaced by specific letter codes. We are given three coded phrases and need to determine the code for the word 'or'.

Given Information:

  • 'football and cricket' is coded as 'aa dd ee'
  • 'cricket is game' is coded as 'ee rr ss'
  • 'football or cricket' is coded as 'dd bb ee'

Identifying Common Codes

Let's compare the statements to find common words and their corresponding codes:

  • Comparing Statement 1 and Statement 3:
    • 'football and cricket' = 'aa dd ee'
    • 'football or cricket' = 'dd bb ee'
    Notice that both phrases contain the words 'football' and 'cricket'. The codes 'dd' and 'ee' appear in both coded phrases ('aa dd ee' and 'dd bb ee'). The words unique to each phrase are 'and' (in statement 1) and 'or' (in statement 3), with unique codes 'aa' and 'bb' respectively. This implies that 'football' and 'cricket' are coded as 'dd' and 'ee' (order unknown yet), and 'or' is likely coded as 'bb'.
  • Comparing Statement 1 and Statement 2:
    • 'football and cricket' = 'aa dd ee'
    • 'cricket is game' = 'ee rr ss'
    The word 'cricket' is common to both these phrases. The code 'ee' is also common. This allows us to definitively conclude that the code for 'cricket' is 'ee'.

Determining the Code for 'or'

Now that we know 'cricket' = 'ee', we can refine our understanding of the other codes.

Let's look again at Statement 3: 'football or cricket' = 'dd bb ee'.

Since 'cricket' is 'ee', we can isolate the codes for 'football' and 'or':

  • 'football or' must correspond to the remaining codes 'dd bb'.

Now consider Statement 1: 'football and cricket' = 'aa dd ee'.

Knowing 'cricket' = 'ee', we have:

  • 'football and' must correspond to the remaining codes 'aa dd'.

Comparing 'football or' = 'dd bb' and 'football and' = 'aa dd':

  • The common word is 'football'.
  • The common code is 'dd'.
  • Therefore, 'football' = 'dd'.

Substituting 'football' = 'dd' back into the phrases:

  • 'football or' ('dd bb') implies 'or' = 'bb'.
  • 'football and' ('aa dd') implies 'and' = 'aa'.

Final Code Determination

By comparing the given coded phrases, we have successfully deduced the codes for the key words:

  • 'cricket' = 'ee'
  • 'football' = 'dd'
  • 'or' = 'bb'

Thus, the code for the word 'or' is 'bb'.

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