Question 5
EasyOriginal questionIn a certain code, BIRD is written as YRIW. How is FISH written in that code?
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D
Correct answer: D
Explanation
B (2nd letter) became Y (25th), I (9th) became R (18th): each pair of positions adds up to 27, so every letter is replaced by its opposite letter.
Opposites: F (6) to U (21), I (9) to R (18), S (19) to H (8), H (8) to S (19).
The code is URHS.
Worth noting
A letter and its opposite always have positions adding to 27 (A–Z, B–Y, C–X …). URHT gets the last opposite wrong by one place.
- Concept
- Opposite-letter code (A↔Z)
- Typical timeTypical
- 40 s
- Your timeYours
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