Question : Directions: A shepherd had 17 sheep. All but eight died. How many was he left with?
Option 1: 17
Option 2: 0
Option 3: 8
Option 4: 9
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Correct Answer: 8
Solution : Given: Total sheep = 17 In the statement, a phrase is used 'all but' that means 'all except'.
The number of sheep that died is 9. Therefore, the remaining number of alive sheep = 17 – 9 = 8
So, 8 sheep are left with the shepherd. Hence, the third option is correct.
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Question : Directions: If A denotes +, B denotes –, C denotes × and D denotes ÷, then which of the following equations is true?
Option 1: 8 B 6 D 2 A 4 C 3 = 15
Option 2: 8 A 8 B 8 C 8 = – 48
Option 3: 9 C 9 B 9 D 9 A 9 = 17
Option 4: 3 A 3 B 3 C 3 A 3 D 3 = 4
Question : Directions: By interchanging the given two signs which of the following equations will be correct? × and –
Option 1: 7 × 9 – 8 ÷ 2 + 6 = 25
Option 2: 8 × 6 – 9 ÷ 3 + 10 = 0
Option 3: 16 – 4 ÷ 2 + 8 × 1 = 36
Option 4: 5 + 7 × 3 – 4 ÷ 2 = 8
Question : Directions: In the following question, correct the given equation by interchanging two numbers. 8 × 3 ÷ 4 + 9 – 5 = 16
Option 1: 3 and 4
Option 2: 4 and 8
Option 3: 5 and 3
Option 4: 5 and 9
Question : Directions: By Interchanging the given two numbers which of the following equations will be not correct? 3 and 8
Option 1: 7 + 3 – 4 ÷ 2 × 8 = 9
Option 2: 6 ÷ 2 × 8 + 3 – 1 = 17
Option 3: 8 – 3 + 6 × 2 ÷ 4 = -2
Option 4: 2 + 3 – 6 ÷ 2 × 8 = 1
Question : Directions: If 4 × 9 × 3 = 4 and 5 × 3 × 1 = 3, then 9 × 9 × 7 = ?
Option 1: 5
Option 2: 6
Option 3: 7
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