In a certain code where all codes are two lettered,
'marketing and sales strategy' is coded as 'zu li na ko'
'strategy for sales meet' is coded as 'dc zu sr li'
'meet and greet today' is coded as 'gq ko pe dc'
Following the same logic, what is the code for 'strategy and marketing meet'?
In a certain code where all codes are two lettered,
'marketing and sales strategy' is coded as 'zu li na ko'
'strategy for sales meet' is coded as 'dc zu sr li'
'meet and greet today' is coded as 'gq ko pe dc'
Following the same logic, what is the code for 'strategy and marketing meet'?
Solution
Looking at the given codes, we need to figure out which code represents which word by comparing the sentences.
Finding 'meet' and 'and':
Comparing sentences 2 and 3:
- Sentence 2: 'strategy for sales meet' = 'dc zu sr li'
- Sentence 3: 'meet and greet today' = 'gq ko pe dc'
The common word is 'meet' and the common code is 'dc'
Therefore, meet = dc
Now comparing sentences 1 and 3:
- Sentence 1: 'marketing and sales strategy' = 'zu li na ko'
- Sentence 3: 'meet and greet today' = 'gq ko pe dc'
The common word is 'and' and the common code is 'ko'
Therefore, and = ko
Finding 'strategy' and 'marketing':
From sentence 1: 'marketing and sales strategy' = 'zu li na ko'
We already know and = ko, so the remaining words 'marketing', 'sales', 'strategy' correspond to 'zu li na'
From sentence 2: 'strategy for sales meet' = 'dc zu sr li'
We know meet = dc, so 'strategy', 'for', 'sales' correspond to 'zu sr li'
The common words between sentences 1 and 2 are 'strategy' and 'sales', and the common codes are 'zu' and 'li'
This means 'strategy' and 'sales' are coded as 'zu' and 'li' (in either order)
From sentence 1, since 'strategy' and 'sales' take up 'zu' and 'li', the remaining word 'marketing' must be 'na'
Therefore, marketing = na
Since 'strategy' and 'sales' are 'zu' and 'li', and we know from sentence 2 that 'for' = 'sr', we can determine that strategy = zu
Finding the answer:
The question asks for: 'strategy and marketing meet'
The codes are:
- strategy = zu
- and = ko
- marketing = na
- meet = dc
Therefore, the code is: na zu dc ko (Option 3)