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Find out the two signs to be interchanged for making following equation correct:
$5 + 3 \times 8 - 12 \div 4 = 3$

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Solution

The correct option is B $-$ and $\div$
On interchanging $-$ and $\div$ , we get the equation as
$5 + 3 \times 8 \div 12 - 4 = 3$
or $5 + 3 \times 2 / 3 - 4 = 3$
or $3 = 3$ , which is true.

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