In a certain code, ‘ZOOM’ is written as ‘POON’ and ‘ROAD’ is written ‘QOBE’. How would ‘NOMP’ be coded in that code language?

Given:

ZOOM → POON

ROAD → QOBE

Step 1: Find the pattern for each letter

Look at each letter pair:

Z → P

O → O

O → O

M → N

R → Q

O → O

A → B

D → E

Step 2: Find the rule

Check letter shifts:

Z (26th letter) to P (16th letter): -10

O stays O: 0

M (13) to N (14): +1

R (18) to Q (17): -1

A (1) to B (2): +1

D (4) to E (5): +1

So the shifts per position seem:

1st letter: -10 or -1 (seems inconsistent)

2nd letter: no change (0)

3rd letter: +1

4th letter: +1

Because Z→P is -10 but R→Q is -1, maybe for the 1st letter it's one letter backward, wrapping from Z to P is a special case or typo? Let's assume for simplicity:

1st letter: one letter backward

2nd letter: same

3rd letter: one letter forward

4th letter: one letter forward

Step 3: Apply to NOMP

N (14) → M (13) (1st letter back)
O (15) → O (15) (same)
M (13) → N (14) (1st forward)
P (16) → Q (17) (1st forward)

Answer: NOMP → MONQ