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Practise 28 Simplification & Surds questions from SSC for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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Practice questions on Simplification & Surds — with answers

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1. Simplify (using BODMAS rules): 15 + 25 x 2 - 10 = ?

  1. A55
  2. B50
  3. C60
  4. D65
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Answer: A

Applying BODMAS (Brackets, Orders, Division/Multiplication, Addition/Subtraction) rules to '15 + 25 x 2 - 10' gives 55.

2. Simplify (using BODMAS rules): (20 + 30) / 5 x 2 = ?

  1. A20
  2. B15
  3. C25
  4. D30
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Answer: A

Applying BODMAS (Brackets, Orders, Division/Multiplication, Addition/Subtraction) rules to '(20 + 30) / 5 x 2' gives 20.

3. Simplify (using BODMAS rules): 100 - 40 / 4 + 5 = ?

  1. A95
  2. B90
  3. C100
  4. D105
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Answer: A

Applying BODMAS (Brackets, Orders, Division/Multiplication, Addition/Subtraction) rules to '100 - 40 / 4 + 5' gives 95.

4. Simplify (using BODMAS rules): 8 x 8 - 20 + 12 = ?

  1. A56
  2. B51
  3. C61
  4. D66
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Answer: A

Applying BODMAS (Brackets, Orders, Division/Multiplication, Addition/Subtraction) rules to '8 x 8 - 20 + 12' gives 56.

5. Simplify (using BODMAS rules): (50 - 20) x 2 + 10 = ?

  1. A70
  2. B65
  3. C75
  4. D80
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Answer: A

Applying BODMAS (Brackets, Orders, Division/Multiplication, Addition/Subtraction) rules to '(50 - 20) x 2 + 10' gives 70.

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