symbol substitution Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 31

If x means +, + means ÷, – means x and ÷ means -, then 8 x 7 – 8 + 40 ÷ 2 =?

a) 1

b) 7$2/5$

c) 8$3/5$

d) 44

Question : 32 [I.B.P.S. 2002]

If P means 'division', T means 'addition', M means ‘subtraction' and D means 'multiplication', then what will be the value of the expression

12 M 12 D 28 P 7 T 15?

a) -30

b) -15

c) 15

d) 45

e) None of these

Question : 33 [Bank P.O. 2003]

If ‘when' means ‘x', 'you' means ‘÷', 'come' means ‘-’and 'will' means ‘+’, then what will be the value of "8 when 12 will 16 you 2 come 10"?

a) 45

b) 94

c) 96

d) 112

e) None of these

Question : 34 [C.P.O. 2005]

If ‘+' stands for 'division', ‘÷' stands for ‘multiplication', ‘x’ stands for 'subtraction' and ‘-’ stands for 'addition' which one of the following is correct?

a) 18 ÷6 x 7 + 5 - 2 = 22

b) 18 x 6 + 7 ÷ 5 - 2 = 16

c) 18 ÷6 -7 + 5 x 2 = 20

d) 18 + 6  ÷ 7 x 5 - 2 = 18

Question : 35 [S.S.C 2003]

If ‘x’ stands for 'addition', ‘<’ for 'subtraction', ‘+’ for 'division', ‘>’ for 'multiplication', ‘-’ for 'equal to', ‘÷' for 'greater than' and ‘=’ for ‘less than', then state which of the following is true?

a) 3 x 4 > 2 -9 + 3 < 3

b) 5 x 3 < 7 ÷ 8+ 4 x 1

c) 5 > 2 + 2 = 10 < 4 x 8

d) 3x 2 < 4 ÷ 16 > 2 + 4