Question

In an English alphabet series, all the vowels are dropped and then the consonants are coded from 1 to 11 i.e., B is coded as 1, C is coded as 2 and so on. Now, the next letters after the letter coded as 11 will again be coded from 1 to 11. This process continues till Z. If a word has a vowel, then the vowel is coded as 0. For example Area is coded as 0200. What is the sum of numbers in the word 'ABANDONMENTS?

A. 53
B. 56
C. 60
D 51​

Answer 1

The sum of numbers in the coded word 'ABANDONMENTS', when vowels are 0 and consonants are coded from 1 to 11, is 41, which is not listed among the provided options.

Step-by-step explanation:

To decode the word 'ABANDONMENTS' as described, first, we ignore the vowels, which are coded as 0. Then we code the consonants from 1-11, restarting the count whenever we reach 11. So, in the English alphabet without vowels, the consonants are coded as:

• B = 1
• C = 2
• D = 3
• F = 4
• G = 5
• H = 6
• J = 7
• K = 8
• L = 9
• M = 10
• N = 11
• P = 1 (after N, we restart at 1)
• Q = 2
• R = 3
• S = 4
• T = 5
• V = 6
• W = 7
• X = 8
• Y = 9
• Z = 10

Next, we encode 'ABANDONMENTS' where A, O, and E are vowels and will be 0:

ABANDONMENTS => 01(11)303(11)104305

Now, we sum the numbers of 'ABANDONMENTS': 0+1+11+3+0+3+11+1+0+4+3+0+5 = 41. So, the sum of numbers in the word 'ABANDONMENTS' is 41, which is not one of the given options A. 53 B. 56 C. 60 D. 51. It appears there might be a mistake in the question or options provided.