Question

In a certain code language, 'mk qs hn' means 'spherical planet mass', 'qs vb zx' means 'radius space mass' and 'hn kb mb' means 'assumed isolated spherical'. What stands for 'planet' in that code? 

A hn Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B vb Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C mk Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D zx Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

‘mk qs hn' - 'spherical planet mass'……. (i) 'qs vb zx' - 'radius space mass' ……. (ii) 'hn kb mb' - 'assumed isolated spherical'….. (iii) From (i) and (ii), code for ‘mass' is qs. From (ii) and (iii), code for ‘spherical' is ‘hn’. We know the code for ‘mass' and ‘spherical', so from (ii), ‘mk’ is the code for ‘planet’.

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