In a code, CAKE is written as 3-1-11-5. Which word is written as 7-1-9-14 in that code?

TZRMCorrect answerYour answerGAIMCorrect answerYour answerHBJOCorrect answerYour answerGAINCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

C = 3, A = 1, K = 11, E = 5, so each number is the letter's position in the alphabet.
Decode 7-1-9-14: 7 = G, 1 = A, 9 = I, 14 = N.
The word is GAIN.

Worth noting

TZRM reads the numbers as reverse positions (Z = 1), which does not fit CAKE. GAIM reads 14 as M, but M is 13.

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