4 Important Tricks with Best Examples // ā§ĒāĻāĻž āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ
1. Left + Left = “−“ (āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§ = āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ)
Example: Which letter is 3rd to the left of the 10th letter from the left ? āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž ā§§ā§ĻāĻŽ āĻāĻā§°āĻā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§ ā§ŠāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻā§°āĻā§ āĻāĻŋ ?
10 − 3 = 7, 7th letter = G
Ans: G
2. Right + Right = “ – “ (āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§ = āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ)
Example: Which letter is 4th to the right of the 8th letter from the right ? āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž ā§ŽāĻŽ āĻāĻā§°āĻā§ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§ ā§Ēā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻāĻā§°āĻā§ āĻāĻŋ ?
8 − 4 = 4, āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž ā§Ēā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻāĻā§° = W
Ans: W
3. Right + Left = “ + ” (āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ'āĻ˛ā§ = āĻ¯ā§āĻ)
Example: Which letter is 5th to the right of the 10th letter from the left āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž ā§§ā§ĻāĻŽ āĻāĻā§°āĻā§ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§ ā§ĢāĻŽ āĻāĻā§°āĻā§ āĻāĻŋ ?
10 + 5 = 15, 15th letter = O
Ans: O
4. Left + Right = “ + “ (āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ'āĻ˛ā§ = āĻ¯ā§āĻ)
Example: Which letter is 6th to the left of the 12th letter from the right ? āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž ā§§ā§¨āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻāĻā§°āĻā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§ ā§ŦāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻā§°āĻā§ āĻāĻŋ ?
12 + 6 = 18, āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž ā§§ā§ŽāĻ¤āĻŽ āĻāĻā§° = I
Ans: I
Trick :
- Left → Left: Subtract (āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ)
- Right → Right: Subtract (āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ)
- Left → Right: Add (āĻ¯ā§āĻ)
- Right → Left: Add (āĻ¯ā§āĻ)
Exam Tip: First check where counting starts (Left or Right), then check the direction of movement. (āĻĒā§°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžā§° āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛: āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽā§ āĻāĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻā§āĻ¨āĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ (āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ/āĻ¸ā§āĻ) āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻž, āĻ¤āĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĨ¤).
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