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What correlation exists between the words in the first column and the words in the second?
VAN......TAP
CUT......SET
WAX.....RAPID
JOY......VEER
ZEBRA...CREATE
EVERY...WILLS
Note: The dots are there just to create space between the columns.
VAN......TAP
CUT......SET
WAX.....RAPID
JOY......VEER
ZEBRA...CREATE
EVERY...WILLS
Note: The dots are there just to create space between the columns.
Hint
VAN.....TAP =37CUT.....SET =44
WAX.....RAPID =48
JOY......VEER =50
ZEBRA..CREATE =52
EVERY..WILLS =75
Answer
If you number the letters of the alphabet, the sums of the numbers that correspond to each letter are the same for each set. For example; C=3, U=21, T=20, for a total of 44. S=19, E=5, T=20, for a total of 44.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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