Five words IS, AM, ARE, WAS, WERE are coded in the following manner. Word Code IS 2 AM

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16 Nov 2009 Code for ARE

Five words IS, AM, ARE, WAS, WERE are coded in the following manner.
Word Code
IS 2
AM 6
ARE ?
WAS 49
WERE 84
Code for ARE is

OPtion

1) 12
2) 20
3) 25
4) 48
5) 8
6) 19
7) 14
8) 18
9) 34
10) 29

Solution

On arranging all the letters of the words IS, AM, ARE, WAS, WERE in increasing order we get
AA, AE, EEI, MRR, SSWW as the code for corresponding words. On taking their positional equivalent, we get
IS = AA = 1+1 = 2
AM = AE = 1+5 = 6
Similarly for others

Correct Option: 6 Best Solution (0)