Question

In a certain code language, 'put tir fin' means 'delicious juicy fruit', 'tie dip sig' means 'beautiful white lily', 'sig lon fin' means 'lily and fruit'. Which of the following stands for 'and' in that language?

• A. fin
• B. lon
• C. tir
• D. sig

Answer 1

Answer:

B. lon

The code that stands for 'and' is 'lon'.

1. Find the code for 'fruit':

* Compare sentence 1 (put tir fin = delicious juicy fruit) and sentence 3 (sig lon fin = lily and fruit).

* The common word is 'fruit' and the common code is 'fin'. Therefore, fin = fruit.

2. Find the code for 'lily':

* Compare sentence 2 (tie dip sig = beautiful white lily) and sentence 3 (sig lon fin = lily and fruit).

* The common word is 'lily' and the common code is 'sig'. Therefore, sig = lily.

3. Deduce the code for 'and':

* Look at sentence 3: sig lon fin = lily and fruit.

* Since sig is lily and fin is fruit, the remaining code 'lon' must stand for the remaining word 'and'.