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Anshuman Mishra from kv no 3, Bhubaneswar
Subject :IMO    Class : Class 6

If '+' stands for multiplication, '×' stands for division, '-' stands for addition and '÷' stands for subtraction, then 20 - 8 × 4 + 3 + 2 = ?

A41
B19
C16
D18


There is no correct option for this question. Here answer should be 32.20-8x4 3 2=20 8/4x3x2=20 2x3x2=20 12=32 (proved)

Ans 1:

Garv Agarwal from Somerville School Noida, Noida
Class : Class 3
yes, and should be 32, which is not an option. Pl. correct this

Ans 2:

Vasudha from PSBB KK Nagar, Chennai
Class : Class 8
Please correct the problem

Ans 3:

Kavneet Kaur from Sat Paul Mittal School, Ludhiana
Class : Class 8
There is a problem in this question. Please correct this.

Ans 4:

Joshua Sen from Montfort Senior Secondary School, Roorkee
Class : Class 8
division sign is both addition and subtraction....whyyyyyyy

Ans 5:

Adhrit from CHSV, Chennai
Class : Class 8
Why do things like this ALWAYS happen with sof?

Ans 6:

Hprakash09 from Billabong high Bhopal, Bhopal
Class : Class 7
ANSWER IS 16!!!

Ans 7:

SOUVAGYA SAHA from De Nobili School, DHANBAD
Class : Class 9

Ans 8:

Subharsish Kashyap from Carmel school, Jorhat
Class : Class 8
There is a damn problem with this question .....Is this what I paid for?!?

Ans 9:

Ishayu Poddar from NPS Whitefield, Bangalore
Class : Class 8
answer should be 16 as - coded for subtraction doesn't really code anything so it is 22-6=16

Ans 10:

Joe Bipin from National Public School Agra, Bangalore
Class : Class 9
the answer can be 31 and 13

Ans 11:

Ashmi Narkar from The Shishukunj International School, Jhalaria Campus, Indore
Class : Class 8
How can you change 2 to 3? and how can you mark division symbol as addition and subtraction? SOF DON'T DO SUCH MISTAKES OR WE'LL HAVE TO REPORT IT TO sofworld.org

Ans 12:

Shrutisri S G from Vyasa internationa school, bangalore
Class : Class 5

Ans 13:

Karthik Reddy Munnangi from Chirec International School, Hyderabad
Class : Class 6
This question is not correct, as the division symbol is used for both addition and subtraction.

Ans 14:

student from school, city
Class : Class 10
Yes there is a problem in the question

Ans 15:

Pisal Dhruv from Veer Bhagat Singh International School, Mumbai
Class : Class 7
Then the calculation will turn to 20 +8/4x3x2, =20+2x3x2, =20+6x2, =20+12 =32, so there is a problem in the question

Ans 16:

aditya arora from Heritage Experiential Learning School, gurugram
Class : Class 8
the division sign represents both addition and subtraction and we can get to different answers

Ans 17:

Ashmi Narkar from The Shishukunj International School, Jhalaria Campus, Indore
Class : Class 8
WHY ARE YOU CONFUSING US AND WHY ARE YOU NOT PROVIDING CORRECT QUESTIONS AND WHY ARE YOU MAKING US LOSE OUR MARKS???????? SOF this is WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ans 18:

Aditya Saha from The Lexicon International School Kalyaninagar Pune, Pune
Class : Class 10

Ans 19:

Thalavai Kannan from Geetanjali olympiad school, bangalore
Class : Class 4
its wrong!!!

Ans 20:

Aaditva from Vasant Valley School, New Delhi
Class : Class 7

Ans 21:

VYOM VIVEK PATEL from Doon Public School Bhuj, Bhuj Kuchchh
Class : Class 8
The answer should be 16

Ans 22:

anveshi srimal from cathedral and john connon school, mumbai
Class : Class 7
yes please correct. There are 2 division signs which represent addition n subtraction which leads to various answers

Ans 23:

Aniket kumar from kendriya vidyalaya, Delhi
Class : Class 8
actually! it is 32...........plz correct it

Ans 24:

Advik from DPS Patna, Patna
Class : Class 4
yes there is an error in the question

Ans 25:

Kavitharini Joseph from HUS, Chennai
Class : Class 6
yes pls correct the problem...

Ans 26:

Arav Agarwal from Pathways School Gurgaon, GURGAON
Class : Class 6
Ya there is a problem...............answer is 32 you seee

Ans 27:

Shreyans Mondal from GD Goenka Public School Dakshineswar, Kolkata
Class : Class 8

Ans 28:

Dheer Pandey from Sentia The Global School, Hyderabad
Class : Class 10
yes there is a problem in the question

Ans 29:

Sahil Tejam from NPS Indiranagar, Bengaluru
Class : Class 6
There is problem in the Q as it mentions division sign represents both addition and substraction

Ans 30:

Tapan from San Academy, Chennai
Class : Class 8

Ans 31:

Adhrit from CHSV, Chennai
Class : Class 8
The divisions sign is used in 2 places, but I think it means subtraction because '-' meaning subtraction is not exactly coding anything...And in that case 20 8/4-3x2=20 2-6=16...Which is not an options for whatever weird reason

Ans 32:

Nimisha Tambe from Narayana vidyalayam, Nagpur
Class : Class 8
there is problem in the question.....pls correct it

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