QUESTION

CSAT

Easy

Reasoning

Prelims 2017

In a certain code, ‘256’ means ‘red colour chalk’, ‘589’ means ‘green colour flower’ and ‘254’ means ‘white colour chalk’. The digit in the code that indicates ‘white’ is:

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Explanation

To determine which digit represents "white" in the given code, we can analyze the provided information:

'256' means 'red colour chalk' '589' means 'green colour flower' '254' means 'white colour chalk' By comparing the codes, we observe:

The common digit between '256' and '254' is '2', and the common word is 'chalk'. Therefore, '2' corresponds to 'chalk'. The common digit between '256' and '589' is '5', and the common word is 'colour'. Therefore, '5' corresponds to 'colour'. In the code '254' ('white colour chalk'), we have:

'2' corresponds to 'chalk' '5' corresponds to 'colour' Therefore, '4' must correspond to 'white' Thus, the digit that indicates 'white' is 4.

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