In a certain code language, ‘Tings are black red’ is coded as ‘pr 6 @ rm’, ‘Black yellow creatures’ is coded as ‘fg rm 9’, and ‘Hinge are creatures’ is coded as ‘@ lp fg’. What is the code for ‘creatures are’ in that language?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. fg @
‘Tings are black red’ is coded as ‘pr 6 @ rm’, ‘Black yellow creatures’ is coded as ‘fg rm 9’, and ‘Hinge are creatures’ is coded as ‘@ lp fg’.
In first two sentences, 'black' is common and the code 'rm' is common. So, the code for 'black' is 'rm'.
In 2nd and 3rd sentence, 'creature' is common and the code 'fg' is common. Hence, the code for 'creatures' is 'fg'.
In 1st and 3rd sentence, 'are' is common and the code '@' is coomon. So, the code for 'are' is '@'.
So, the code for 'creatures are' is 'fg @'.
Hence, option 3 is the correct option.