Question 3
Alice and Bob discover that Eve is trying to read their messages.
They use letter values A=1, B=2, …, Z=26, shown below.
They send one number and four candidate messages, exactly one genuine and three fake. The number is the sum of the letter values in the genuine message; spaces do not contribute. For example, I WANT TO has sum 9+23+1+14+20+20+15=102.
Which message is intended for Bob if the number is 76?
They use letter values A=1, B=2, …, Z=26, shown below.
They send one number and four candidate messages, exactly one genuine and three fake. The number is the sum of the letter values in the genuine message; spaces do not contribute. For example, I WANT TO has sum 9+23+1+14+20+20+15=102.
Which message is intended for Bob if the number is 76?