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What is the value of 25*8÷50÷2 [#permalink] New post   09 May 2018, 06:27
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D) 12
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Re: What is the value of 25*8÷50÷2 [#permalink] New post   09 May 2018, 06:32
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gmatbusters wrote:
What is the value of 25*8÷50÷2
A) 2
B) 8
C) 10
D) 12
E) 15



The only operations here are multiplication and division.
So, we simply perform the operations from left to right.
25*8÷50÷2 = 200÷50÷2
= 4÷2
= 2

Answer: A

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Re: What is the value of 25*8÷50÷2 [#permalink] New post   25 May 2018, 22:54
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In such cases follow BODMAS RULE
- B- BRACKET
- O-Of
- D-division
- M-multiplication
- A- Addition
- S-Subtraction

If no bracket is there we start from left to right
25*8÷50÷2
Let's convert all divide into multication to avoid confusion

=25*8*1/50*1/2
=2

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Re: What is the value of 25*8÷50÷2 [#permalink] New post   16 Nov 2018, 23:39
push12345 wrote:
In such cases follow BODMAS RULE
- B- BRACKET
- O-Of
- D-division
- M-multiplication
- A- Addition
- S-Subtraction

If no bracket is there we start from left to right
25*8÷50÷2
Let's convert all divide into multication to avoid confusion

=25*8*1/50*1/2
=2

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In BODMAS ...division occurs before multiplication. so why you did multiplication first ? please clarify....
i see this equation as 25 x 8/50/2 = 8
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Re: What is the value of 25*8÷50÷2 [#permalink] New post   17 Nov 2018, 00:20
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himanshu1105 Division and multiplication ranks equally in BODMAS , so we usually go from left to right.
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Re: What is the value of 25*8÷50÷2 [#permalink] New post   17 Nov 2018, 02:25
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gmatbusters wrote:
What is the value of 25*8÷50÷2
A) 2
B) 8
C) 10
D) 12
E) 15


Division could be converted into fraction form. Everything gets cancelled and no calculations are required.

\(25*8/50/2 = 25*\frac{8}{\frac{50}{2}} = 25*\frac{8*2}{50} = 8\)
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Re: What is the value of 25*8÷50÷2 [#permalink] New post   18 Nov 2018, 14:19
VeritasKarishma wrote:
gmatbusters wrote:
What is the value of 25*8÷50÷2
A) 2
B) 8
C) 10
D) 12
E) 15


Division could be converted into fraction form. Everything gets cancelled and no calculations are required.

\(25*8/50/2 = 25*\frac{8}{\frac{50}{2}} = 25*\frac{8*2}{50} = 8\)


But this is incorrect!
25*8 =200
200/50=4
4/2=2. Answer is 2
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Re: What is the value of 25*8÷50÷2 [#permalink] New post   17 Dec 2018, 10:13
VeritasKarishma wrote:
gmatbusters wrote:
What is the value of 25*8÷50÷2
A) 2
B) 8
C) 10
D) 12
E) 15


Division could be converted into fraction form. Everything gets cancelled and no calculations are required.

\(25*8/50/2 = 25*\frac{8}{\frac{50}{2}} = 25*\frac{8*2}{50} = 8\)


Hi VeritasKarishma,

May be there has been a small oversight by you in this solution, I also arrived at this answer and was corrected.
Please confirm if 8 is indeed the correct answer or is it 2. Thank you.
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Re: What is the value of 25*8÷50÷2 [#permalink] New post   17 Dec 2018, 21:20
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VeritasKarishma wrote:
gmatbusters wrote:
What is the value of 25*8÷50÷2
A) 2
B) 8
C) 10
D) 12
E) 15


Division could be converted into fraction form. Everything gets cancelled and no calculations are required.

\(25*8/50/2 = 25*\frac{8}{\frac{50}{2}} = 25*\frac{8*2}{50} = 8\)


Hi VeritasKarishma,

May be there has been a small oversight by you in this solution, I also arrived at this answer and was corrected.
Please confirm if 8 is indeed the correct answer or is it 2. Thank you.


Yes, you are right. Addition and subtraction are equally ranked and multiplication and division are equally ranked so we go from left to right. So the 2 has to be in denominator only.

(25*8)/50 *(1/2) = 4/2 = 2
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Re: What is the value of 25*8÷50÷2 [#permalink] New post   17 Apr 2020, 11:31
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What is the value of 25*8÷50÷2
A) 2
B) 8
C) 10
D) 12
E) 15


Recall that with PEMDAS, with multiplication and division, we work from left to right. So, we have:

200 ÷ 50 ÷ 2 = 4 ÷ 2 = 2

Answer: A
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Re: What is the value of 25*8÷50÷2 [#permalink] New post   13 Jul 2021, 06:24
I did it this way:

25 * 1/8 * 1/50 * 1/2 = 2

Answer - A
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