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A cryptographer has intercepted an enemy message that is in [#permalink]
 12 Jun 2004, 14:17
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A cryptographer has intercepted an enemy message that is in code. He knows that the code is a simple substituition of numbers of letters. Which of the following would be the least helpful in breaking the code?
A Knowing the frequency with which vowels of the language are used
B Knowing the frequency with which two vowels appear together in the language
C Knowing the frequency with which odd numbers appear relative to even numbers in the message
D Knowing the conjugation of the verb "to be" in the language on which the code is based
E Knowing every word in the language that begins with letter R
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I believe (C) is right.
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Anything which is not a letter would add little in deciphering.
C is my FA.
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Yep.
C looks good!
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Agree with C.
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ya..C it is...
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one more for C
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OA is C
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