Question

    Find out the two signs to be interchanged in order to make the following equation correct.

    8 + 7 x 6 / 16 – 8 = 48

    A + and – Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B – and / Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C + and x Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D + and / Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Interchanging the ‘/’ and ‘–’ signs, the equation becomes,  8 + 7 x 6 – 16 / 8 = 48 8 + 7 x 6 – 2 = 48 8 + 42 - 2 = 48 8 + 40 = 48 48 = 48 (LHS = RHS)  Hence, option (B) is the correct answe

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