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Which two numbers (not digits) should be interchanged to make the given equation correct? 

15 + 5 × 8 - 72 ÷ 4 + 16 × 3 = 101

This question was previously asked in
SSC CGL 2024 (Tier-I) Previous Year Paper (17-Sep-2024) (Shift 3)
The correct answer is

5 and 3

By interchanging 5 and 3 in the equation, the equation becomes correct. Hence, the correct answer is option 4: 5 and 3.

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Similar Questions

  1. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘-’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 

    6408 x 8 + 27 - 15 ÷ 10 = ?

  2. Select the option in which the numbers share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of numbers: 

    4 : 32, 7 : 98

  3. Which two signs should be interchanged to make the following equation correct? 

    139 + 40 ÷ 5 - 168 × 3 = 283

  4. What will come in the place of ‘?’ in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘–’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged?

    4 – 5 + 9 ÷ 6 × 2 = ?


Important Questions from Arithmetical Reasoning

  1. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘-’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 

    6408 x 8 + 27 - 15 ÷ 10 = ?

  2. Select the option in which the numbers share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of numbers: 

    4 : 32, 7 : 98

  3. Which two signs should be interchanged to make the following equation correct? 

    139 + 40 ÷ 5 - 168 × 3 = 283

  4. What will come in the place of ‘?’ in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘–’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged?

    4 – 5 + 9 ÷ 6 × 2 = ?

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