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In a certain code language, ‘CAT’ is written as ‘24’ and ‘FROG’ is written as ‘50’. How will ‘TIGER’ be written in that code language?

Options

A

59

B

64

C

67

D

74

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Correct Answer :

Option C

67

Solution :

The correct answer is 67.

To solve this coding-decoding problem, we first determine the alphabetical positional values (where A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, ..., Z = 26) of each letter in the given words and analyze the logic used to obtain the coded number.

Step 1: Analyze the code for ‘CAT’
Find the positional values of the letters in ‘CAT’:
C = 3
A = 1
T = 20
Sum of positional values = 3 + 1 + 20 = 24.
For a 3-letter word, the added extra value is 0.
Total code = 24 + 0 = 24.

Step 2: Analyze the code for ‘FROG’
Find the positional values of the letters in ‘FROG’:
F = 6
R = 18
O = 15
G = 7
Sum of positional values = 6 + 18 + 15 + 7 = 46.
For a 4-letter word, an additional value of 4 is added to the sum.
Total code = 46 + 4 = 50.

Step 3: Identify the underlying pattern
The coding pattern takes the sum of the alphabetical positions of all letters in the word and adds an extra value depending on the word length:
- 3-letter word (‘CAT’): Added value = 0
- 4-letter word (‘FROG’): Added value = 4
- 5-letter word (‘TIGER’): Added value = 8 (following an arithmetic progression increasing by 4 for each additional letter).

Step 4: Calculate the code for ‘TIGER’
Find the positional values of the letters in ‘TIGER’:
T = 20
I = 9
G = 7
E = 5
R = 18
Sum of positional values for ‘TIGER’:


Sum=20+9+7+5+18=59

Since ‘TIGER’ contains 5 letters, we add 8 to the sum of positional values:


Code for TIGER=59+8=67

Thus, ‘TIGER’ is written as 67 in that code language.

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