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In a code language, 'PIG' is coded as 29 and 'COW' is coded as 38. How will 'CAMEL' be coded in the same language?

Options

A

27

B

29

C

22

D

34

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Correct Answer :

Option B

29

Solution :

To find how the word 'CAMEL' is coded, we need to analyze the pattern used to code the words 'PIG' and 'COW'.

Step 1: Understand the coding logic
Let us assign each letter of the alphabet its standard numerical position (where A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, ..., Z = 26).
The pattern applied here is:
Code = (Sum of alphabetical positions of all letters) - (Total number of letters in the word)

Step 2: Verify the logic with the given examples

For the word 'PIG':
The alphabetical positions are:
P = 16, I = 9, G = 7
Sum of the positions:
16+9+7=32
Subtracting the number of letters in 'PIG' (which is 3):
32-3=29
This matches the given code of 29.

For the word 'COW':
The alphabetical positions are:
C = 3, O = 15, W = 23
Sum of the positions:
3+15+23=41
Subtracting the number of letters in 'COW' (which is 3):
41-3=38
This matches the given code of 38.

Step 3: Apply the logic to the word 'CAMEL'
The alphabetical positions are:
C = 3, A = 1, M = 13, E = 5, L = 12
Sum of the positions:
3+1+13+5+12=34
Subtracting the number of letters in 'CAMEL' (which is 5):
34-5=29

Therefore, the word 'CAMEL' will be coded as 29.

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