If E = 5 and READ = 7 , then what is the code of 'DEAR'?

Option b: 7. Solution: Let's find the coding rule using standard alphabetical positions ( A=1, B=2, ..., Z=26 ): 1. For the letter E , the position is 5 . The code is 5 . Since there is 1 letter, the average position is 5/1 = 5 . 2. For the word READ (number of letters, n = 4 ): Alphabetical values: R = 18 , E = 5 , A = 1 , D = 4 Sum of values = $18 + 5 + 1 + 4 = 28 Calculating the average position: Code = of positionsn = 28/4 = 7 This matches the given code. Now, let's apply the same rule to the word DEAR (which consists of the exact same letters as READ in a different order): Alphabetical values: D = 4 , E = 5 , A = 1 , R = 18 Sum of values = 4 + 5 + 1 + 18 = 28$ Calculating the average position: Code = of positionsn = 28/4 = 7 Hence, Option B is the correct answer.

If E = 5 and READ = 7 , then what is the code of 'DEAR'?

The correct answer is Option b: 7. Let's find the coding rule using standard alphabetical positions ( A=1, B=2, ..., Z=26 ): 1. For the letter E , the position is 5 . The code is 5 . Since there is 1 letter, the average position is 5/1 = 5 . 2. For the word READ (number of letters, n = 4 ): Alphabetical values: R = 18 , E = 5 , A = 1 , D = 4 Sum of values = $18 + 5 + 1 + 4 = 28 Calculating the average position: Code = of positionsn = 28/4 = 7 This matches the given code. Now, let's apply the same rule to the word DEAR (which consists of the exact same letters as READ in a different order): Alphabetical values: D = 4 , E = 5 , A = 1 , R = 18 Sum of values = 4 + 5 + 1 + 18 = 28$ Calculating the average position: Code = of positionsn = 28/4 = 7 Hence, Option B is the correct answer.

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If $\displaystyle E = 5$ and $\displaystyle READ = 7$ , then what is the code of 'DEAR'?

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Let's find the coding rule using standard alphabetical positions (

\displaystyle A=1, B=2, \dots, Z=26

):
1. For the letter

\displaystyle E

, the position is

\displaystyle 5

. The code is

\displaystyle 5

. Since there is

\displaystyle 1

letter, the average position is

\displaystyle 5/1 = 5

.
2. For the word

\displaystyle READ

(number of letters,

\displaystyle n = 4

):
Alphabetical values:

\displaystyle R = 18

\displaystyle E = 5

\displaystyle A = 1

\displaystyle D = 4

Sum of values = $18 + 5 + 1 + 4 = 28

\displaystyle <br>Calculating the average position:<br><span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><mtext>Code</mtext><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mtext>Sum of positions</mtext><mi>n</mi></mfrac><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mn>28</mn><mn>4</mn></mfrac><mo>=</mo><mn>7</mn></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">

DEAR$ (which consists of the exact same letters as $READ

\displaystyle in a different order):<br>Alphabetical values:

D = 4

\displaystyle ,

E = 5

\displaystyle ,

A = 1

\displaystyle ,

R = 18

\displaystyle <br>Sum of values =

4 + 5 + 1 + 18 = 28$
Calculating the average position:

Code = \frac{Sum of positions}{n} = \frac{28}{4} = 7

Hence, **Option B** is the correct answer.

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If E=5\displaystyle E = 5E=5 and READ=7\displaystyle READ = 7READ=7, then what is the code of 'DEAR'?