BANK PROBATIONARY REASONING ABILITY PROBLEMS ON CHANGING MATHEMATICAL SIGNS

This section deals with questions on simple mathematical operations. Here, the four fundamental operations - plus, minus, multiplication and division and also statements such as `less than', `greater than', `equal to', `not equal to' etc. are represented by symbols different from usual ones. The questions involving these operations are set using artificial symbols. The candidate has to substitute the real signs and solve the questions accordingly, to get the answer. Eg. 1. If + means , - means x, means +, and x means -, then 48+12 15x2-5=? a) 8 b) 1 8 c) 9 d) 3 Ans: Putting the proper signs in the given expression, we get 48 12+15 - 2x5= 4+15-10=9 Therefore the choice (c) is the answer. 2 . If stands for addition, stands for subtraction, stands for multiplication, stands for division, stands for equal to and stands for greater than, state which of the following equations is TRUE? a) b) c) c) Ans: 3 3 5 6 3 4 4 2 2 3 8 8 3 5 8 2 2 10 4 4 8 8 10 6 2 6 2 2 5 1 3 3 8 4 2 5 1 3x3+8 4 = 2x5-1

11=9 (Not True)

Therefore the choice (c) is the answer. PRACTICE EXERCISE 1 . If - means x, x means +, + means and means -, then what will be the value of 312 +3 60 a) 4 4 b) 7 . 9 5 c) 1 6 d) 4 2 . If + means , means -, - means x and x means + then 36x12+3 5-2=? a) 8 5 b) 2 2 c) 3 0 d) 9 3 . If + means , means -, - means x and x means +, what will be the value of the following expression? 7 5+ 5 x 3- 4 6 a) 2 0 b) 2 1 c) 2 5 d) 1 2. 5 4 . If means +, x means -, + means x and - means then 15-5 +2x3 2=? a) 3 6 b) 1 3 c) 5 d) 4 5 . If + means , x means -, means x and - means +, Then 5-12+2x3 3=? a) 2 2 b) 3 2 c) 1 5. 9 d) 2 6 . If P denotes +, Q denotes -, M denotes x and L denotes , which of the following statements is true? a) 32P8L16Q4 = 3/2 b) 6M18Q26L13P7 = 173/13 c) 11M34L17Q8L3 = 38/3 d) 9P9L9Q9M9 = -71

6 3x4-8 2 = 8-6

12- 4=2 (Not true)

5 2 3 10 10 2 5+2x3-10 = 10 2

1=5 (Not true)

6 2 5 4 6 2 6 2+5-4>6 2

4 >3 (true)

7 . If a denotes x, b denotes , c denotes + and d denotes - then 8a3c24b12d19=? a) c) 70 14 b) 7 d) 3 1

1 3 . If x stands for add, y stands for subtract, z stands for divide and p stands for multiply, then what is the value of (7 p3) y6x5? a) c) 5 15 b) 1 0 d) 2 0

8 . If + stands for division, - stands for equal to, x stands for addition, stands for greater than, = stands for less than, > stands for multiplication and< stands for subtraction then which of the following alternatives is corr ect ? a) b) c) d) 5+2x1=3+4>1 5>2x2-3>4>1 5x2<1-3<4x1 5<2x1+3>4x1

1 4 . If stands for addition, for subtraction, for multiplication, for division, for `equal to' and for `greater than', which of the following expressions is true? a) b) c) d) 10 4 3 5 5 2 5 3 8 4 10 7 2 2 5 8 5 9 30 10 4 2 3 5 3 2

9 . If $ means -, * means +, @ means , # means x, then 3 #5*63@7$12=? a) c) 52 12 b) 2 2 d) 1

1 5 . If 2 stands for +, 1 stands for -, 0 stands for x, stands for , 7 stands for = and 6 stands for >, state which of the following is true? a) b) c) d) 8 2 5 02 7 7 02 214 12 3 0 5 1 5 712 6 07 2 6 19 3 0 3 2 4 1 5 7 18

1 0 . If N denotes x, D denotes , A denotes +, S denotes - then 25S72D12A1N6 = ? a) c) 25 35 b) 2 0 d) 2

1 1 . If A stands for add B for subtract C for multiply and D for divide, then for what does 4A 3B 3A 2 stand? a) c) 2 6 b) 4 d) 8

1 6 . A stands for not equal to () B stands for greater than (>) C stands for not less than (<) D stands for equal to (=) E stands for not greater than (>) F stands for less than (<) If 7hF3r and 3rD5Q, which of the following inferences is correct? a) c) 7hB5Q 7hC5Q b) 7hD5Q d) 7hF5Q

1 2 . If x stands for addition, < for subtraction, + stands for division, > for multiplication, - stands for equal to, for greater than, and = stands for less than, state which of the following is true? a) b) c) d) 5x3<7 8+4x1 3x4>2-9+3<3 5>2+2=10<4x8 3x2<4 16>2+4

1 7 . If + stands for division, - stands for equal to, x stands for addition, stands for `greater than', = stands for `less than', > stands for multiplication and < stands for subtraction then which of the following alternatives is corr ect ?

a) b) c) d) 1 8 . If

5+2x1=

3+4>1

a) c)

35 26

b) 9 2 d) 1 9

5>2x1-3>4<1 5x2<1-3<4x1 5<2x1 3>4x1 2 stands for addition 0 stands for subtraction 1 stands for division 3 stands for multiplication 7 stands for equal to,

Directions: In questions 23 and 24 arithmetical symbols are denoted by capital letters. Also in each of these questions, two formulae are given. Below are given four inferences, one of which is followed by the given formulae. Find the correct inference. A : > B : > C : = 2 3 . Base : 3x B 2y 2y E 3r a) c) 3x A 3r 3x D 3r 3x B 4y 4y E 3z a) c) 3x C 3z 3x B 3z b) 3x A 3z d) 3x D 3z b) 3x B 3r d) 3x F 3r D : < E : < F:

then which of the following alternatives is correct? a) b) c) d) 2 35 062 2 76 52 7 041 2 74 33 61 2 23 067 5 70 4 23 163 1 74

1 9 . If x stands for add, y stands for subtract, z stands for divide, p stands for multiply, then 10x10y 5 z 5 stands for a) c) 1 3 b) 2 d) 1 9

2 4 . Base :

2 0 . If > stands for division, v stands for multiplication, < stands for addition, ^ stands for subtraction, + stands for equal to, - stands for greater than, x stands for less than, then which of the following alternatives is correct? a) b) c) d) 6 > 2 v 8 ^ 12 < 3 - 6 6 < 2 ^ 8 v 12 > 3 - 6 6 < 2 ^ 8 < 12 v 3 x 6 6 < 2 > 8 v 12 ^ 3 - 6

Directions: In questions (25-29) two equations are solved on the basis of a certain system. On the same basis, find out the correct answer from amongst the four alternatives for the unsolved equations. 2 5 . 45+15= a) c) 77 50 7x5x4=? a) c) 745 574 Z=25(?) 13 a) c) 332 322 b) 3 4 2 d) 3 5 2 b) 7 5 4 d) 4 5 7 30, 17+7=10, b) 2 7 d) 4 5 52+25 = ?

2 1 . If `-' means multiplied by, `x' means plus, `+' means divided by and ` ' means minus, 14-10 x 4 16 + 8 = ? a) c) 134 6 b) 1 4 2 d) -2

2 6 . 4x6x2 = 426, 5x7x9=597,

2 7 . X = 29 (268) 9, Y = 27(304) 11,

2 2 . If `+' means multiplied by, `-' means divided by, `x' means plus, ` ' means minus, then (18+10x20) - 8 6 =?

2 8 . 4x2x5=314, 6x9x7=? a) c) 697 796 9x4x6=? a) c) 216 496

5x7x4=463, b) 5 9 6 d) 5 8 6

3 1 . In a b c, it implies that a) a + b + c b) a c) a b c

b+c

d) a b c

3 2 . In a + b c, it does not imply that a) c) a b c a b c b) a x b c d) a + b c

2 9 . 5x6x3 = 653,4x7x2=742, b) 9 4 6 d) 6 4 9

3 3 . In a + b + c, it implies that a) c) a b c axb c b) a x b c d) a b c

Directions: Study the symbols below and answer questions 30 - 35

= = = = =

equal to not greater than less than not less than greater than

3 4 . In a a b c, it does not imply that a) c) a b c a b c b) a x b c

x +

d) a + b c b) a b c d) a x b c

3 5 . In a + b a) c)

c, it implies that

a x b + c a bxc

not equal to = In each question find the correct answer . 3 0 . In a b+c, it does not imply that a) c) a bx c b) a b c a b c

d) a x b x c

ANSWERS TO PRACTICE EXERCISE

1. 9. (a) (c) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5 . (d) 13. (d) 21.(b) 29.(c) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8.(b) 16.(d) 2 4 . (c) 32.(a) 1 0 . (a) 1 8 . (a) 2 6 . (a) 3 4 . (d) 1 1 . (c) 1 9 . (d) 2 7 . (a) 3 5 . (d) 1 2 . (c) 2 0 . (a) 28.(d) 1 4 . (b) 2 2 . (d) 3 0 . (b) 1 5 . (c) 2 3 . (b) 3 1 . (d)

1 7 . (b) 2 5 . (b) 3 3 . (c)