First replace every letter by its opposite in the alphabet, then move the first coded letter to the end. MATE becomes ZGVN. How is FISH coded?
Correct answer: A. RHSU
- A. RHSU
- B. U RHS
- C. HSUR
- D. RSHU
Explanation
The opposites of FISH are U, R, H, S. Moving the first of these to the end produces RHSU.
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