WBCS.LIVE practice question

If ‘÷’ denotes ‘multiplied by’, ‘+’ denotes ‘subtracted from’, ‘×’ denotes ‘added to’ and ‘−’ denotes ‘divided by’, then 12 − 6 + 28 × 3 ÷ 9 = ?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. −24
  2. 1
  3. −28
  4. 8

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 1

Explanation: ✅ Correct Answer: B) 1 📚 Explanation: Substituting symbols: '-' is ÷, '+' is -, '×' is +, and '÷' is ×. The expression becomes: 12 ÷ 6 - 28 + 3 × 9. Following BODMAS: 2 - 28 + 27 = -26 + 27 = 1.