SSC CPO 2022 PYQ — Question 154

SSC CPO - 11 Nov 2022 - Shift 1 • Reasoning • Q154

In a certain code language, ‘TROUBLE’ is written as ‘93’, and ‘COMMUTE’ is written as ‘90’. How will ‘FRACTION’ be written in that language?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. 86.

The logic used here is:

TROUBLE’ is written as ‘93’

TROUBLE = 20 + 18 + 15 + 21 + 2 + 12 + 5 = 93

‘COMMUTE’ is written as ‘90’

COMMUTE = 3 + 15 + 13 + 13 + 21 + 20 + 5 = 90

Similarly;

Code for the word FRACTION:

FRACTION = 6 + 18 + 1 + 3 + 20 + 9 + 15 + 14 = 86

Hence, option 1 is the correct answer.