Question

If 'WORK' is coded as '4-12-9-16', then how will you code 'WOMAN'?

Options

• 4-12-14-26-13

• 4-26-14-13-12

• 23-12-26-14-13

• 23-15-13-1-14

Answer 1

4-12-14-26-13
Explanation:
Here, we have
W → 4       Similarly,    W → 4
O → 12                         O → 12
R → 9                           M → 14
K → 16                          A → 26
                                      N → 13
Here, each letter is coded by the numerical value obtained by subtracting its 'position value' in the English alphabet, from 27, e.g. W, O, M, A, N are 23rd, 15th, 13th, 1st, and 14th letters. So, their codes are (27 - 23), (27 - 15), (27 - 13), (27 - 1), (27 - 14), i.e. 4, 12, 14, 26 and 13, respectively.