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In a certain code language, ‘midi bima kidu’ means ‘farmers grow wheat’; ‘dalo zida bima’ means ‘wheat and rice’; ‘kidu dalo lazi’ means ‘farmers sell rice’. Which word is coded as ‘zida’?

Correct answer C. and

Explanation

'and' appears only in 'wheat and rice'. Comparing the other sentences fixes 'wheat' = 'bima', 'rice' = 'dalo', so the code left over in that sentence, 'zida', must stand for 'and'.

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In a certain code language, ‘midi bima kidu’ means ‘farmers grow wheat’; ‘dalo zida bima’ means ‘wheat and rice’; ‘kidu dalo lazi’ means ‘farmers sell rice’. Which word is coded as ‘zida’?

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