Question
In a certain coding system, 'poem applicable writer' is
coded as '143'. 'occur newspaper writer' is coded as '653' and 'applicable headline newspaper' is coded as '462'. How will 'applicable occur headline' is coded in this coding system?Solution
After decoding the codes, we get, poem = 1 applicable = 4 writer = 3 occur = 5 newspaper = 6 headline = 2 Therefore, 'applicable occur headline' is coded as '452'
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