In a code language, LION is written as ORLM. Which word is written as GRTVI in that language?

IVTRGCorrect answerYour answerHSUWJCorrect answerYour answerREGITCorrect answerYour answerTIGERCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

L (12) became O (15) and I (9) became R (18): positions add to 27, so each letter is replaced by its opposite.
The opposite code undoes itself, so decode GRTVI by taking opposites again.
G to T, R to I, T to G, V to E, I to R.
The word is TIGER.

Worth noting

IVTRG only reverses the code and HSUWJ shifts it forward by 1. The opposite rule works the same way in both directions.

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