Bodmas & VBodmas Tricks : Examples
1. 32 ÷ 4 - 5 x 8 ÷ 3 / 5 x 3 - {6 + 3}
1st upper part : 32 ÷ 4 - 5 x 8 ÷ 3
Short Trick
- 32 ÷ 4 = 8 (āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽā§ 32 āĻ 4ā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ → 8)
- 5 × 8 = 40 (āϤāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāϤ 5 āĻā§°ā§ 8 āĻā§āĻŖ)
So the expression becomes / āϏā§ā§ā§āĻšā§ āĻĒāĻžā§āĻ 8 − 40/3
- Convert 8 into fraction / 8 āĻ āĻāĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻļ āĻā§°ā§āĻ : 8 = 24/3
- Subtract / āĻŦāĻŋā§ā§āĻ āĻā§°ā§āĻ : 24/3 − 40/3 = −16/3
Exam Tip : Do × and ÷ first, then make same denominator : āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻŖ–āĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻ, āϤāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻšā§° āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋā§ā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤
Bottom Part: 5 x 3 - {6 + 3}
Short Trick
- Bracket first / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽā§ āĻŦāύā§āϧāύ⧠: {6 + 3} = 9
- Multiplication / āĻā§āĻŖ : 5 × 3 = 15
- Subtraction / āĻŦāĻŋā§ā§āĻ : 15 − 9 = 6
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰ : 6
Exam Tip: Always solve brackets before multiplication and subtraction. āϏāĻĻāĻžā§ āĻŦāύā§āϧāύ⧠āĻāĻāϤā§, āϤāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻā§āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋā§ā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤
Now upper part : 32 ÷ 4 - 5 x 8 ÷ 3 / Bottom Part: 5 x 3 - {6 + 3}
= -16/3 ÷ 6 = -16/3 x 1/3 = -8/9
Ans : - 8/9
Tricks:
- Divide by a number = multiply by its reciprocal.
- Cancel before calculating.
- Always separate upper part and bottom part.
Exam-Trap MCQ Mock Set
Q1. Find the value of / āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāϞāĻŋā§āĻžāĻāĻ 18 ÷ 3 × 2 − 4
a) 8 b) 12 c) 16 d) 20
Q2. Find the value of / āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāϞāĻŋā§āĻžāĻāĻ 24 − 6 ÷ 3 × 4
a) 8 b) 12 c) 16 d) 20
Q3. Simplify / āϏ⧰āϞ āĻā§°āĻāĻ 5 × {14 − 6 ÷ 3}
a) 50 b) 60 c) 70 d) 80
Q4. Find the value of / āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāϞāĻŋā§āĻžāĻāĻ 32 ÷ 8 + 6 × 2 − 5
a) 9 b) 10 c) 11 d) 12
Q5. Simplify / āϏ⧰āϞ āĻā§°āĻāĻ {18 − 6} ÷ 3 × 2
a) 4 b) 6 c) 8 d) 12
Q6. Find the value of / āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāϞāĻŋā§āĻžāĻāĻ 40 ÷ 5 − 3 × 2
a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8
Q7. Simplify / āϏ⧰āϞ āĻā§°āĻāĻ 6 + 12 ÷ {3 × 2}
a) 7 b) 8 c) 9 d) 10
Q8. Find the value of / āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāϞāĻŋā§āĻžāĻāĻ 15 − 9 ÷ 3 + 2
a) 10 b) 12 c) 14 d) 16
Q9. Simplify / āϏ⧰āϞ āĻā§°āĻāĻ 8 × 3 ÷ 4 + 2
a) 6 b) 8 c) 10 d) 12
Q10. Find the value of / āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāϞāĻŋā§āĻžāĻāĻ {20 − 8} ÷ 4 + 3
a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8
Answer Key : 1. a) 8 2. c) 16 3. b) 60 4. b) 10 5. b) 6 6. b) 4 7. b) 8 8. b) 12 9. b) 8 10. b) 6
Exam Trap Tip
Always do Brackets → Division & Multiplication → Addition & Subtraction. āϏāĻĻāĻžā§ āĻŦāύā§āϧāύ⧠→ āĻāĻžāĻ & āĻā§āĻŖ → āϝā§āĻ & āĻŦāĻŋā§ā§āĻ