In a certain code language, 'PANDA' is coded as 33-78-39-69-78 and 'SNAKE' is coded as 24-39-78-48-66. How will 'ZEBRA' be coded in the same language?

The correct option/answer is 3-66-75-27-78.

To find how the word "ZEBRA" is coded, let's analyze the coding pattern of the given words "PANDA" and "SNAKE".

First, we determine the positional value of each alphabet in reverse order (Z = 1, Y = 2, ..., A = 26). The reverse positional value of a letter can be calculated as:
$\text{Reverse position}=\; 27\; -\text{Forward position (A = 1, B = 2, ..., Z = 26)}$
The code for each letter is then obtained by multiplying its reverse positional value by 3.

Let's verify this pattern with "PANDA" (coded as 33-78-39-69-78):
• P: Forward position = 16 → Reverse position = 27 - 16 = 11. Code = $11\times 3=33$
• A: Forward position = 1 → Reverse position = 27 - 1 = 26. Code = $26\times 3=78$
• N: Forward position = 14 → Reverse position = 27 - 14 = 13. Code = $13\times 3=39$
• D: Forward position = 4 → Reverse position = 27 - 4 = 23. Code = $23\times 3=69$
• A: Forward position = 1 → Reverse position = 27 - 1 = 26. Code = $26\times 3=78$
This gives the code 33-78-39-69-78, which matches the given data.

Let's check "SNAKE" (coded as 24-39-78-48-66):
• S: Forward position = 19 → Reverse position = 27 - 19 = 8. Code = $8\times 3=24$
• N: Forward position = 14 → Reverse position = 27 - 14 = 13. Code = $13\times 3=39$
• A: Forward position = 1 → Reverse position = 27 - 1 = 26. Code = $26\times 3=78$
• K: Forward position = 11 → Reverse position = 27 - 11 = 16. Code = $16\times 3=48$
• E: Forward position = 5 → Reverse position = 27 - 5 = 22. Code = $22\times 3=66$
This gives the code 24-39-78-48-66, which also matches the given data.

Now, we apply the same pattern to "ZEBRA":
• Z: Forward position = 26 → Reverse position = 27 - 26 = 1. Code = $1\times 3=3$
• E: Forward position = 5 → Reverse position = 27 - 5 = 22. Code = $22\times 3=66$
• B: Forward position = 2 → Reverse position = 27 - 2 = 25. Code = $25\times 3=75$
• R: Forward position = 18 → Reverse position = 27 - 18 = 9. Code = $9\times 3=27$
• A: Forward position = 1 → Reverse position = 27 - 1 = 26. Code = $26\times 3=78$

Combining these, the code for "ZEBRA" is 3-66-75-27-78.