The pattern followed is, The place values of letters in the word INCOME are given in the reverse order. I → 18, from reverse order N → 13, from reverse order C → 24, from reverse order O → 12, from reverse order M → 14, from reverse order E → 22, from reverse order So, INCOME is coded as ‘181324121422’ Similarly, The place values for FASTER from the reverse are F → 21, from reverse order A → 26, from reverse order S → 8, from reverse order T → 7, from reverse order E → 22, from reverse order R → 9, from reverse order So, FASTER is coded as ‘212687229’ Hence, “212687229” is the correct answer.