If DIWALI-HOLI = 14 then AUGUST-JULY = ?

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30 Nov 2011 word puzzle

If DIWALI-HOLI = 14
then AUGUST-JULY = ?

OPtion

1) 15
2) 17
3) 18
4) 19
5) 21
6) 23
7) 28
8) 30
9) 34
10) none of these

Solution

This question is based on the positional number of any letter in English alphabet.

Correct Option: 5 Best Solution (11)

Dr.Dipin Singh   12 years AGO

Numbering the letters as per alphabetical order like A=1, B=2, ... Z=26 and adding the numbers in case of each letter to get numerical value of letter and solve accordingly.
DIWALI ... 4+9+23+1+12+9= 58
HOLI ...... 8+15+12+9 = 44
Hence
DIWALI-HOLI = 14

Similarly
AUGUST = 1+21+7+21+10+20 = 89
JULY .... 10+21+12+25 = 68
AUGUST-JULY = 89-68= 21 .. option 5

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sanjeev   12 years AGO

find out the position of alphabets and do the operation you will get the result
for eg D=4,I=9 same way when you
DIWALI-HOLI = 14
58-44=14
AUGUST-JULY =89-68=21

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Sudhish Surendran   12 years AGO

This puzzle is based on the POSITION OF THE ALPHABET
so to get an equivalent number of a word, we need to add the position of each alphabet present in that word.
thus adding each alphabet of the given word we get...
DIWALI == 58
HOLI == 44
so, DIWALI - HOLI = 14
similar way,
AUGUST = 89
JULY = 68
so, AUGUST - JULY = 21
sence option 5 is correct

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Shiv Kumar   12 years AGO

LIST A TO Z AS 1 TO 26
THEN AUGUST MEANS 1+20+7+21+19+20
July stands for 10+21+12+25

August - July will be 21

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maddali sarika   12 years AGO

assign each alphabet with numbers like,
a=1,b=2,c=3......z=26
then diwali=4+9+23+1+12+9=58
holi=8+15+12+9=44
diwali-holi=58-44=14
august=1+21+7+21+19+20=89
july=10+21+12+25=68
august-july=89-68=21
option 5

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Koushik Paul   12 years AGO

Here we have to add the no. of the words........
So AUGUST= 89 & JULY= 68
then AUGUST-JULY= 21
So the right option is 5)21...

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Shubham   12 years AGO

Take letter no as their value and add them to get total value of the word.
like,
DIWALI=4+9+23+1+12+9=58
HOLI= 8+15+12+9=44
Hence, DIWALI-HOLI=58-44=14
Similarly,
AUGUST-JULY=
(1+21+7+21+19+20)-(10+21+12+25)=89-68=21.

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animesh paul   12 years AGO

diwali-holi=d+i+w+a+l+i-h+o+l+i=(4+9+23+1+12+9)-(8+15+12+9)=14
same way august-july=21

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srilatha   12 years AGO

diwali=4+1+23+1+12+9=58
holi=15+8+9+12=44
then DIWALI-HOLI=14 SIMILARLY
AUGUST-JULY=89-68=21

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uma   12 years AGO

diwali=58,holi=44;58-44=14
august=89,july=68,89-68=21

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Sanjana Patnaik   12 years AGO

The given equation of codes stand for
(Addition of respective digit)-(addition of respective digit)
Similarly 89-68=21

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