If BED is written as 4-25-16 in a certain code, how is HAD written in that code?

8-1-4Correct answerYour answer64-1-16Correct answerYour answer16-2-8Correct answerYour answer64-2-16Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

B = 2, E = 5, D = 4, and the code numbers are 4, 25, 16, which are 2², 5² and 4².
So each letter is replaced by the square of its position.
HAD: $8^2 = 64$ , $1^2 = 1$ , $4^2 = 16$ , giving 64-1-16.

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16-2-8 doubles the positions instead of squaring them; for B = 2 both give 4, so check E: $5 \times 2 = 10$ , not 25. 64-2-16 wrongly squares 1 as 2.

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