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Mathematical Operations
The basic approach for the problems of this type is more or less similar to that of
coding and decoding. One has to study the symbols or the geometrical figures and
their meanings carefully. Then, the meanings are to be used in place of those
symbols in answering the questions.
The questions can be categorised into two types
Symbols and Notations
Symbols for these types of questions stand for mathematical operations like +, , ,
, > , <, = and #. So, the students must replace the symbols by mathematical
operations and apply the BODMAS rule to find the value of the given expression.
Other symbols which can be used are D, *, @, $, etc, with proper definitions.
Some examples are given below

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Example 1: If + means , means , means and means , and

mean + then 15 3 15 + 5 2 = ?
(a)
0
(b)
10
(c)
20
(d)
6
Solution.
(b)
15 3 = 15 + 5 2
after changing the signs = 15 = 3 + 15 5 2 = 5 + 15 10 =10
Example 2: If 2 * 3 = 12, 3 * 4 = 20 and 4 * 5 = 30, then 2 * 6 is
(a)
18
(b)
12
(c)
21
(d)
None of these
Solution.
(c) The numbers on both sides of * are increased by one and then multiplied to
get the answer. 2*6 = 3 7 = 21

Example 3: If x $ y = (x + y + xy 1) (x + y + xy + 1), then the value of (4 $ 10)

is.
(a)
2915
(b)
2195
(c)
2951
(d)
2955
Solution. (a) As per the definition of $, (4$10) would be (4 + 10 + 4 10 - 1) (4 +
10 + 4 10 + 1) = 2915. So, answer is (a)
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Example 4: If* means is greater than, @ means `is less then; and $ means
is equal to and if a $ b and b @ c, then
(a)
c*b
(b)
b*c
(c)
c*a
(d)
Both (a) and (c)
Solution. (d) Replace the symbols with the meaning given against them. If a $ b
and b @ c would become a = b and b < c, then c > b or c > a ie, c * b, c * a are
true from the given options.
Geometrical Figures

These figures will be divided and subdivided into a number of parts, each part is
filled with a number or a letter except one part. The numbers or the letters in the
figures follow certain pattern. The objective is to identify the pattern and find the
missing number or letter. The problems based on geometrical figures are of
various types.
Type 1
Based on circles: In these type of, three circles with numbers outside the circle
will be given. In the first two circles, the number inside the circle is written
according to a particular pattern. The objective of the student is to find the
missing number of third circle.
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