In a certain coding scheme the word 'UNIVERSITY' is coded as 162. How will the word 'STUDENTS' be coded in the same scheme?

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  1. 142
  2. 132
  3. 130
  4. 122

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Option 4 : 122
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The logic followed here is:

Logic → The words are coded as the sum of their positional values.

Let's check as per the logic,

UNIVERSITY → (21 + 14 + 9 + 22 + 5 + 18 + 19 + 9 + 20 + 25) = 162

Similarly,

STUDENTS → (19 + 20 + 21 + 4 + 5 + 14 + 20 + 19) = 122

Hence, the correct answer is "122".

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