If FRIEND is HTKGPF — Coding & Decoding Aptitude Question
If FRIEND is HTKGPF: If FRIEND is coded as HTKGPF, how is CANDLE coded? Answer and worked solution on CodeKairo.
- Topic: Coding & Decoding
- Section: Logical Reasoning
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time target: 60 seconds
Question
If FRIEND is coded as HTKGPF, how is CANDLE coded?
Options
- ECPFNG
- ECPGNF
- ECQFNG
- EDPFNG
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: A. ECPFNG
Worked solution
- The shift is +2.
- C→E, A→C, N→P, D→F, L→N, E→G.
- The code is ECPFNG.
Answer: ECPFNG.
The idea
Once the shift is confirmed, work letter by letter and resist reading the result as a word. The options differ by one letter each.
Shortcut. Check only where the options differ: A+2 = C (second), N+2 = P (third), D+2 = F (fourth) and E+2 = G (last). ECPFNG passes every check.
Common trap. "ECPGNF" — every shift done correctly but F and G written in each other's places (fourth and sixth), a transcription slip that is easy to miss because the letters themselves are right.