In a certain code language, ‘ka la ho’ means ‘eat fresh fruits’, ‘ho ma pa’ means ‘fruits are sweet’, ‘pa na ka’ means ‘sweet fresh mango’ and ‘ra na ta’ means ‘mango is ripe’. What is the code for ‘mango’?
A. na
B. ra
C. ka
D. pa
A. na
B. ra
C. ka
D. pa
Best answer
Answer: A. na
Answer: (A) na
‘mango’ is in sentences 3 and 4; the only code common to ‘pa na ka’ and ‘ra na ta’ is ‘na’.
Check: fresh = ka (sentences 1 and 3) and sweet = pa (sentences 2 and 3), so in sentence 3 the code left for mango is na. ✓
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