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Questions : If A means ‘-', B means '÷', C means ‘+' and D means '×', then 15 B 3 C 24 A 12 D 2 = ?

(a) 3

(b) 5

(c) 7

(d) 9

e) None of these

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

According to the question,

? = 15 B  3 C 24 A 12 D 2

from the question by changing the symbols, we get

= 15 ÷ 3 +24 - 12 × 2 (using VBODMAS rule)

= 5 + 24 -12 × 2

= 5+ 24 - 24 = 5 

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Question : 1

If '+’ means subtraction, ‘÷’ means addition, ‘-‘ means multiplication and '×' means division, then which of the following equation is correct?

a) 8 ÷ 44 – 5 + 25 = 203

b) 9 ÷ 64 - 2 × 6 = 54

c) 56 + 12 × 34 – 12 = 102

d) 112 × 44 – 12 + 10 = 46

Answer: (a)

8 ÷  44 - 5 + 25 = 203

from the question by changing the symbols, we get

⇒ 8 + 44 × 5 - 25 = 203 (using VBODMAS rule)

⇒ 8 + 220 - 25 = 203

⇒ 228 - 25 = 203

⇒ 203 = 203

⇒ LHS = RHS.

Therefore the option (a) is correct.

Question : 2

If A = '+', B = ‘-‘, C = '×' and D = '÷', then which of the following equations is correct?

a) 8 B 6 D A 4 C 3 = 15

b) 9 C 9 B 9 D A 9 = 17

c) 3 A 3 B 3 C 3 A 3 D 3 = 41

d) 8 A 8 B 8 C 8 = - 48

Answer: (d)

From option (d),

8 A 8 B 8 C 8 = - 48

from the question by changing the symbols, we get

⇒ 8 + 8 - 8 × 8 = - 48

⇒ 8 + 8 - 64 = - 48 (using VBODMAS rule)

⇒ 16 - 64 = - 48

⇒ - 48 = - 48.

Therefore LHS = RHS.

So option (d) is correct.

Question : 3

If > denotes +, < denotes -, + denotes ÷,  ^ denotes ×, - denotes =, × denotes > and = denotes <, choose the correct statement of the following.

a) 28 + 4 ^ 2 = 6 ^ 4 + 2

b) 13 > 7 < 6 + 2 = 3 ^ 4

c) 9 > 5 > 4 – 18 + 9 > 16

d) 9 < 3 < 2 > 1 × 8 ^ 2

Answer: (c)

From option (c),

9 > 5 > 4 - 18 + 9 > 16

By interchanging the signs,

9 + 5 + 4 = 18 ÷ 9 + 16 (using VBODMAS rule)

⇒ 18 = 18

Thus, option (c) is correct.

Question : 4

If A means '×' B means ‘÷' C means '-' and D means ‘+', then 4 D 16 A 5 B 8 C 5 = ?

a) 9

b) 16

c) 13

d) 75

e) None of these

Answer: (a)

According to the question,

? = 4 D 16 A 5 B 8 C 5

from the question by changing the symbols, we get

= 4 + 16 × 5 ÷ 8 - 5 (using VBODMAS rule)

= 4 + 16 × 0.625 - 5

=  4 + 10 - 5

= 14 - 5 = 9

Question : 5

A means ‘+', B means '-' C means ‘×' and D means ÷, then 18 C 14 A 6 B 16 D 4 =?

a) 254

b) 238

c) 188

d) 258

e) None of these

Answer: (a)

According to the question,

? = 18 C 14 A 6 B 16 D 4

from the question by changing the symbols, we get

= 18 × 14 + 6 - 16 ÷ 4 (using VBODMAS rule)

= 18 × 14 + 6 - 4

= 252 + 6 - 4

= 258 - 4 = 254

Question : 6

If '+' means 'minus', ‘-‘, means 'multiply’, ‘÷’ means ‘plus’ and '×' means 'divide', then 10 × 5 ÷ 3 - 2 + 3 = ?

a) 5

b) $53/3$

c) 21

d) 36

Answer: (a)

According to the question,

? = 10 × 5 ÷ 3 -2 + 3

from the question by changing the symbols, we get 

= 10 ÷ 5 + 3 × 2 - 3 (using VBODMAS rule)

= 2 + 3 × 2 - 3

= 2 + 6 - 3 

= 8 - 3 = 5

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