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Given sign substitution or interchange: rewrite the expression and evaluate by BODMAS

This type of question, asked 8 times: 2 Mar 2023 Tier II, 3 Mar 2023 Tier II, 6 Mar 2023 Tier II, 7 Mar 2023 Tier II, 26 Oct 2023 Tier II, 18 Jan 2025 Tier II, 20 Jan 2025 Tier II, 18 Jan 2026 Tier II. All 10 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2 Mar 2023 Tier II

    37
    If + means −-, −- means ×\times, ×\times means ÷\div, and ÷\div means +, what will be the value of the following expression? 5÷5+5−10×10=?5 \div 5 + 5 - 10 \times 10 = ?

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  2. Question 2

    3 Mar 2023 Tier II

    47
    If + means −-, −- means ×\times, ×\times means ÷\div, and ÷\div means +, what will be the value of the following expression? 45×9÷12−5+345 \times 9 \div 12 - 5 + 3

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  3. Question 3

    6 Mar 2023 Tier II

    32
    If ÷\div means −-, −- means ×\times, ×\times means +, + means ÷\div, what will come in place of the question mark (?)? 77÷7×17−49+7=?77 \div 7 \times 17 - 49 + 7 = ?

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  4. Question 4

    7 Mar 2023 Tier II

    50
    If + means −-, −- means ×\times, ×\times means ÷\div, and ÷\div means +, what will be the value of the following expression? 3÷6+3−4×4=?3 \div 6 + 3 - 4 \times 4 = ?

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  5. Question 5

    26 Oct 2023 Tier II

    49
    What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation if ‘+’ and ‘–’ are interchanged and ‘×\times’and ‘÷\div’ are interchanged? 161÷4+75×5−4=?161 \div 4 + 75 \times 5 - 4 = ?

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  6. Question 6

    26 Oct 2023 Tier II

    43
    What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation if ‘+’ and ‘–’ are interchanged and ‘×\times’and ‘÷\div’ are interchanged? 113÷4−217×7+4=?113 \div 4 - 217 \times 7 + 4 = ?

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  7. Question 7

    26 Oct 2023 Tier II

    40
    What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation if ‘+’ and ‘–’ are interchanged and ‘×\times’and ‘÷\div’ are interchanged? 163÷3+147×7−1=?163 \div 3 + 147 \times 7 - 1 = ?

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  8. Question 8

    18 Jan 2025 Tier II

    60
    If ‘A’ stands for ‘÷\div’, ‘B’ stands for ‘×\times’, ‘C’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘D’ stands for ‘−-’, what will be come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 55 B 5 D 13 B 2 C 14 A 7 D 15 B 5 C 102 A 2 C 15 = ?

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  9. Question 9

    20 Jan 2025 Tier II

    50
    What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘−-’ are interchanged and ‘×\times’ and ‘÷\div’ are interchanged? 98÷7+288×2−144×3−152÷2+120=?98 \div 7 + 288 \times 2 - 144 \times 3 - 152 \div 2 + 120 = ?

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  10. Question 10

    18 Jan 2026 Tier II

    47
    If '+' means 'division', '×\times' means 'addition', '- ' means 'multiplication', and '÷\div' means 'subtraction', then find the value of the following expression: 36−2+4×10÷536 - 2 + 4 \times 10 \div 5

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