**If** $+$ means $-$, $-$ means $ imes$, $ imes$ means $\div$, and $\div$ means $+$, **what will be the value of the following expression?**

$$3 \div 6 + 3 - 4 imes 4 = ?$$

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**If** $+$ means $-$, $-$ means $	imes$, $	imes$ means $\div$, and $\div$ means $+$, **what will be the value of the following expression?**

$$3 \div 6 + 3 - 4 	imes 4 = ?$$

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**Solution:**

1. **Identify the substitutions:**
   - $+$ means $-$
   - $-$ means $	imes$
   - $	imes$ means $\div$
   - $\div$ means $+$

2. **Rewrite the original expression:**
   $$3 \div 6 + 3 - 4 	imes 4$$

3. **Substitute the operators according to the rules:**
   - $\div$ becomes $+$
   - $+$ becomes $-$
   - $-$ becomes $	imes$
   - $	imes$ becomes $\div$

So the expression becomes:
   $$3 + 6 - 3 	imes 4 \div 4$$

4. **Apply the order of operations (BODMAS):**
   - First, multiplication and division from left to right:
     - $3 	imes 4 = 12$
     - $12 \div 4 = 3$

So the expression simplifies to:
   $$3 + 6 - 3$$

5. **Perform addition and subtraction from left to right:**
   - $3 + 6 = 9$
   - $9 - 3 = 6$

**Answer:** $6$

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