SYMBOL
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NOTATION
Q.1. If + means –, – means ×, ÷ means + and × means ÷, then
25 × 5 ÷ 8 – 4 + 7 = ?
(1) 44
(2) 30
(3) 7
(4) 24
Q.2. The following equation becomes mathematically correct when you
interchange either the sign or the numbers as indicated in the question. Find the
correct alternative.
Given equation : 2 × 3 + 6 – 12 ÷ 4 = 17
(1) × and +
(2) + and –
(3) + and ÷
(4) – and ÷
Q.3. If 'a' means '÷', 'b' means '+', 'c' means '–' and 'd' means '×' then
11 b 15 c 8 a 4 d 5 = ?
(1) 36
(2) 16
(3) 26
(4) 6
Q.4. If 'A' means '-', 'B' means '÷', 'C' means '+' and 'D' means 'x' then
28 D 25 B 1 C 35 A 2
(1) 733
(2) 677
(3) 735
(4) 675
Q.5. If + means ÷, - means ×, ÷ means + and × means - than solve the equation-
40 + 10 - 4 ÷ 15 × 18 = ?
(1) 15
(2) 11
(3) 13
(4) 10
Q.6. If '÷’ stand for '+', '×' stands for ‘÷’, '+' stands for '-' and '-' stands for '×' then
solve the given equation.
20 × 4 ÷ 5 + 5 ÷ 10 = ?
(1) 10
(2) 12
(3) 15
(4) 18
Q.7. If '$' stands for addition, ‘@’ stands for subtraction, '↑' stands for division,
'↓' stands for multiplication, '©' stands for equal to, then which of the following
alternative is correct?
(1) 4 $ 19 ↑ 5 ↓ 14 © -9 @ 3
(2) 4 $ 13 ↑ 5 © 14 ↓ 9 @ 3
(3) 5 ↓ 33 ↑ 5 @ 4 ↓ 9 © -3
(4) 4 $ 3 © -5 ↑ 14 ↓ 5 @ 13
Q.8. If ‘÷’ means ‘-’, ‘-’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘+’ and ‘+’ means ‘÷’, then
20 × 60 ÷ 40 - 20 + 10 = ?
(1) 60
(2) 80
(3) 0
(4) 40
Q.9. If '+' denotes '–', '×' denotes '+', '÷' denotes '×' and '–' denotes '÷', then
15 + 6 ÷ 4 – 8 × 5 = ?
(1) 12
(2) 23
(3) 20
(4) 17
Q.10. If ‘÷’ means ‘+’, ‘x’ means ‘-’, ‘+’ means ‘x’ and ‘-’ means ‘÷’, then
18 – 3 ÷ 6 x 12 + 15 = ?
(1) 187
(2) 178
(3) 168
(4) 186
Q.11. Which two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make
it correct?
8 - 12 + 12 x 9 ÷ 3 = 2
(1) + and ÷
(2) + and x
(3) – and ÷
(4) + and –
Q.12. Which two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make
it correct?
10 + 5 ÷ 10 × 8 - 10 = 16
(1) + and ÷
(2) – and +
(3) ÷ and ×
(4) × and +
Q.13. What will be the value of the following equation if '÷' means 'addition', '+'
means 'subtraction’, '-' means 'multiplication' and 'x' means 'division'?
72 x 9 – 3 ÷ 8 + 2 = ?
(1) 25
(2) 30
(3) 40
(4) 35
Q.14. Which two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make
it correct?
18 + 6 – 6 ÷ 3 x 3 = 6
(1) + and -
(2) + and ÷
(3) - and ÷
(4) + and x