In a code language, if ‘IT’ is coded as ‘58’ and ‘THIS’ is coded as ‘224’, then how will ‘CAT’ will be coded in the same code language?

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  1. 480
  2. 72
  3. 68
  4. 320

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Option 2 : 72
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The pattern followed here is:

Alphabet table

According to the alphabetical positions of the letters,

Letter

I

T

Positional value

9

20

No. of letters

2

Code

(9 + 20) × 2 = 58

 

Also,

Letter

T

H

I

S

Positional value

20

8

9

19

No. of letters

4

Code

(20 + 8 + 9 + 19) × 4 = 224

 

Similarly,

Letter

C

A

T

Positional value

3

1

20

No. of letters

3

Code

(3 + 1 + 20) × 3 = 72

 

Hence, ‘72’ is the correct answer.
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