A code based on length — Coding & Decoding Aptitude Question
A code based on length: If REASON is coded as 5 and BELIEVED as 7, what is the code for GOVERNMENT? Answer and worked solution on CodeKairo.
- Topic: Coding & Decoding
- Section: Logical Reasoning
- Difficulty: Medium
- Time target: 60 seconds
Question
If REASON is coded as 5 and BELIEVED as 7, what is the code for GOVERNMENT?
Options
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: B. 9
Worked solution
- REASON has 6 letters → code 5; BELIEVED has 8 letters → code 7.
- The code is the number of letters minus one.
- GOVERNMENT has 10 letters → 9.
Answer: 9.
The idea
When the code is a small number, count the letters before trying to add their positions. Length-based codes are common in the easier papers.
Shortcut. Codes this small cannot be letter sums, so count letters: GOVERNMENT = GOVERN (6) + MENT (4) = 10, and the pattern takes one away, giving 9.
Common trap. "10" — counting GOVERNMENT's letters and stopping there, forgetting that each example's code is one less than its length.