If "FRIEND" is coded as "HUMJTK", how is "CANDLE" coded?

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A EDRIRL
B ECPFLH
C ECPFIH
D ECPFLG

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Answer: A. EDRIRL

Each letter moves forward by +2, +3, +4, +5, +6, +7 in turn: F+2=H, R+3=U, I+4=M, E+5=J, N+6=T, D+7=K.
Applying the same to CANDLE: C+2=E, A+3=D, N+4=R, D+5=I, L+6=R, E+7=L.
So CANDLE is coded as EDRIRL.

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