Words coded as numbers — Coding & Decoding Aptitude Question
Words coded as numbers: If RED is coded as 27 and BLUE as 40, how is PINK coded? (A = 1, B = 2, …, Z = 26.) Answer and worked solution on CodeKairo.
- Topic: Coding & Decoding
- Section: Logical Reasoning
- Difficulty: Medium
- Time target: 60 seconds
Question
If RED is coded as 27 and BLUE as 40, how is PINK coded? (A = 1, B = 2, …, Z = 26.)
Options
- 48
- 50
- 53
- 56
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: B. 50
Worked solution
- RED → 18 + 5 + 4 = 27 ✓
- BLUE → 2 + 12 + 21 + 5 = 40 ✓ The code is the sum of the letter positions.
- PINK → 16 + 9 + 14 + 11 = 50.
Answer: 50.
The idea
Numeric codes are almost always the sum of letter positions, that sum plus a constant, or the product. Confirm your rule against every example given — one match can be a coincidence, two rarely is.
Shortcut. Only the units digit matters: P, I, N, K are 16, 9, 14, 11, and 6 + 9 + 4 + 1 ends in 0, so 50 is the only possible option.
Common trap. 48 — misplacing N as the 12th letter instead of the 14th; the units digits already demand an answer ending in 0.