Question

Certain letters are coded as: TODAY-45733, WROTE-10542, DATE-7342 and DIRTH-79046. What does the code number ‘5’ stand for?

• A. D
• B. R
• C. O
• D. T
• E.

Hint:

Always look for patterns in the given coded sequences and check for a consistent relationship between the letters and numbers.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The code numbers are generated by assigning a particular value to each letter based on its position in the word. In the word "TODAY" (coded as 45733), we can notice that the letter "O" corresponds to the number "5" (second position in the word). Similarly, when checking other examples, we find the same correspondence. Hence, the letter "O" corresponds to the code number "5". Thus, the correct answer is (c) O. 

Answer 2

Rather than reading off a single word, line up the common letters across all four coded words to build a complete letter-to-digit key.

1. Option A (D): Comparing TODAY (D → 7), DATE (D → 7) and DIRTH (D → 7), the letter D consistently codes to 7, not 5.
2. Option B (R): From WROTE (R → 0) and DIRTH (R → 0), R consistently codes to 0, not 5.
3. Option C (O): From TODAY (O → 5) and WROTE (O → 5), the letter O maps to the digit 5 in both independent words, giving a doubly confirmed match.
4. Option D (T): From TODAY (T → 4), WROTE (T → 4) and DATE (T → 4), T consistently codes to 4, not 5.

Cross-checking every word confirms that only O lines up with the digit 5 in both TODAY and WROTE.

Hence, the correct answer is O.