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If CRICKET is coded as FWHBMHW, how is PUZZLE coded?
Correct Answer:
B. SXZZOH
EXPLANATION
Each letter is shifted 3 positions forward (C→F, R→U, I→L, C→F, K→N, E→H, T→W). Applying same: P→S, U→X, Z→C(wraps), Z→C, L→O, E→H becomes SXZZOH.
In a row of 8 people, A is 3rd from the left. B is 2 positions to the right of A. C is immediately to the left of B. What is C's position from the left?
Correct Answer:
A. 4th
EXPLANATION
A is 3rd from left. B is 2 positions right of A = 5th position. C is immediately left of B = 4th position.