Question

If in a certain language, ITNIETAM is the code for INTIMATE, which word has the code TREVNIETARBI?

• A. INVRETIBRATE
• B. INVRETIBRATE
• C. INVERTIBRETA
• D. INVERTIBARTE

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

To solve this problem, we need to understand the pattern used in the coded language. Let us decode the pattern step-by-step.

1. The given code is ITNIETAM for the word INTIMATE.
2. On examining the code and the word, we can trace the pattern by rearranging the characters:

Let's break down each character position:

• Original Word: INTIMATE
• Coded Word: ITNIETAM

We observe that the coded word is formed by rearranging the letters:

• The first two letters of the original word are swapped: I and T interchange their places.
• The third and fourth letters remain in their original positions.
• The last four letters of the word are also swapped in pairs.

Thus, the pattern followed is:

• Swap the first two letters, keep the next two letters in place, and then swap each pair of the remaining letters.

Let's apply the same pattern to decode TREVNIETARBI:

• Attempt the swap operation: Swap T and R, leave E and V as they are, then swap N and I, swap E with T, and swap A with R, finally leave B and I.
• This would give us INVRETIBRATE.

After decoding, the correct word is INVRETIBRATE.

This decoded word matches the option given as our correct answer.