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Answer:
The most commonly
used consonants after those listed are D,
H and C.
The next most common
vowels are I and A.
You might choose
your set of letters from these. |
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Complete
Solution:
The frequency of each letter can vary, depending
on the sample. In English, E and T occur the most frequently.
The table below shows the number of times
each letter occurred in one sample of 1000 letters. In
this sample, the letters D and H appear most frequently
after those already given, and one of these might be a
good choice.
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| A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
K |
L |
M |
| 73 |
9 |
30 |
44 |
130 |
28 |
16 |
35 |
74 |
2 |
3 |
35 |
25 |
| N |
O |
P |
Q |
R |
S |
T |
U |
V |
W |
X |
Y |
Z |
| 78 |
74 |
27 |
3 |
77 |
63 |
93 |
27 |
13 |
16 |
5 |
19 |
1 |
Source: Sinkov, A. Elementary Cryptanalysis. Washington,
DC: Mathematical Association of America, 1968. |
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Choose
H, D, C and either I or O. If I is chosen, then the letters
you see are:
A possible answer is Michael Jordan.
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