In a certain code language,
‘Several single port around’ is coded as ‘po xl yu vb’
‘Single event cost edition’ is coded as ‘rf zx vb wa’
‘Cost around public order’ is coded as ‘km po rf tf’
‘Public host winter edition’ is coded as ‘vc ur km zx’
What will the code for ‘Single winter order’?
Correct Answer :
vb ur tf
Solution :
To find the code for the phrase ‘Single winter order’, we need to analyze the given coded sentences and extract the code for each individual word (‘Single’, ‘winter’, and ‘order’) step-by-step.
Step 1: Find the code for ‘Single’
Let's look at the sentences containing the word ‘Single’:
1. ‘Several single port around’ is coded as ‘po xl yu vb’
2. ‘Single event cost edition’ is coded as ‘rf zx vb wa’
Comparing these two sentences, the only common word is ‘single’ (or ‘Single’), and the only common code is ‘vb’.
Therefore, the code for ‘Single’ is ‘vb’.
Step 2: Find the code for ‘winter’
Let's analyze the sentence containing ‘winter’:
- ‘Public host winter edition’ is coded as ‘vc ur km zx’
We need to determine the codes for the other words in this sentence to isolate the code for ‘winter’:
- Let's compare ‘Cost around public order’ (‘km po rf tf’) and ‘Public host winter edition’ (‘vc ur km zx’). The common word is ‘public’/‘Public’, and the common code is ‘km’. So, ‘Public’ = ‘km’.
- Let's compare ‘Single event cost edition’ (‘rf zx vb wa’) and ‘Public host winter edition’ (‘vc ur km zx’). The common word is ‘edition’, and the common code is ‘zx’. So, ‘edition’ = ‘zx’.
- This leaves the words ‘host’ and ‘winter’ with the codes ‘vc’ and ‘ur’. Since we cannot uniquely identify ‘winter’ from the given sentences, its code must be either ‘vc’ or ‘ur’.
Step 3: Find the code for ‘order’
Let's analyze the sentence containing ‘order’:
- ‘Cost around public order’ is coded as ‘km po rf tf’
We already know ‘Public’ = ‘km’. Let's find the codes for ‘Cost’ and ‘around’:
- Let's compare ‘Single event cost edition’ (‘rf zx vb wa’) and ‘Cost around public order’ (‘km po rf tf’). The common word is ‘cost’/‘Cost’, and the common code is ‘rf’. So, ‘Cost’ = ‘rf’.
- Let's compare ‘Several single port around’ (‘po xl yu vb’) and ‘Cost around public order’ (‘km po rf tf’). The common word is ‘around’, and the common code is ‘po’. So, ‘around’ = ‘po’.
- Since ‘Cost’ = ‘rf’, ‘around’ = ‘po’, and ‘public’ = ‘km’, the remaining word in ‘Cost around public order’ must correspond to the remaining code ‘tf’.
Therefore, the code for ‘order’ is ‘tf’.
Step 4: Assemble the code for ‘Single winter order’
Combining our findings:
- ‘Single’ = ‘vb’
- ‘winter’ = ‘ur’ (or ‘vc’)
- ‘order’ = ‘tf’
Thus, the combination of codes must contain ‘vb’, ‘tf’, and either ‘ur’ or ‘vc’. Looking at the given options, the set ‘vb ur tf’ matches this requirement.
Therefore, the correct option is vb ur tf.
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