Quantitative Aptitude • Number System & SimplificationEasy
Simplify: 88 + 8 × 12 − 42 ÷ 7
A. 178✓ Correct Answer
B. 136
C. 190
D. 1,146
💡 Solution & Explanation
Follow BODMAS: division and multiplication come before addition and subtraction. First 42 ÷ 7 = 6 and 8 × 12 = 96. Then 88 + 96 − 6 = 178. Working simply from left to right would give the wrong value, because it adds 88 and 8 before multiplying.