{"id":1413,"date":"2024-03-05T15:16:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=1413"},"modified":"2024-03-05T15:16:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:16:46","slug":"if-printed-signs-and-a%c2%80%c2%94-and-numbers-4-and-8-are-interchanged-which-one-of-the-following-alternatives-is-correct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/if-printed-signs-and-a%c2%80%c2%94-and-numbers-4-and-8-are-interchanged-which-one-of-the-following-alternatives-is-correct\/","title":{"rendered":"If printed signs &#8216;+&#8217; and &#8216;\u00e2\u0080\u0094&#8217; and numbers 4 and 8 are interchanged. Which one of the following alternatives is correct ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;4-8+12=0&#8243; option2=&#8221;4+8+12=16&#8243; option3=&#8221;8-4+12=8&#8243; option4=&#8221;8+4-12=24&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is (c).<\/p>\n<p>If printed signs &#8216;+&#8217; and &#8216;-&#8216; and numbers 4 and 8 are interchanged, the equation $4-8+12=0$ becomes $8-4-12=0$. Simplifying the equation, we get $8-4-12=-12$. This is not equal to $0$, so (a) is not the correct answer.<\/p>\n<p>The equation $4+8+12=16$ becomes $8+4-12=16$. Simplifying the equation, we get $16-12=4$. This is not equal to $16$, so (b) is not the correct answer.<\/p>\n<p>The equation $8-4+12=8$ becomes $4-8+12=8$. Simplifying the equation, we get $8-8+12=12$. This is equal to $8$, so (c) is the correct answer.<\/p>\n<p>The equation $8+4-12=24$ becomes $4+8-12=24$. Simplifying the equation, we get $12-12=0$. 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