In a certain code, 'SHE LOVES WINTER!' is written as '2a 3b 4c', "WINTER IS COLD" is written as '2a 7b 8c' and 'SHE IS BEAUTIFUL' is written as '5a 4c 8c'. Then how is "BEAUTIFUL" coded in the same language?
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Observe patterns in the number-letter codes to figure out how each word is being encoded.
Let's analyze the given code:
- In the phrase "SHE LOVES WINTER!", each word is assigned a number-letter code.
- By comparing the words and their codes, we see that "BEAUTIFUL" is assigned the code 5a in the sequence from the phrase "SHE IS BEAUTIFUL," where 5a represents "BEAUTIFUL."
Thus, "BEAUTIFUL" is coded as 5a in the same language.
Therefore, the correct answer is (2) 5a.