If RAMON is written as 12345 and DINESH as 675849, then HAMAM will be written as
Answer & explanation
Answer: (b) 92323
Each letter stands for a fixed digit. From the two words, H = 9, A = 2 and M = 3, so HAMAM reads 9-2-3-2-3.
- RAMON = 12345: R = 1, A = 2, M = 3, O = 4, N = 5.
- DINESH = 675849: D = 6, I = 7, N = 5, E = 8, S = 4, H = 9.
- HAMAM = H, A, M, A, M = 9, 2, 3, 2, 3 = 92323.
Remember · For letter-to-digit codes, map each letter once and read the new word letter by letter; repeated letters repeat their digit.
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