Replace special characters with mathematical signs as given in options to make it meaningful equation. 16 # 4 @ 2 = 62

Correct — C.
Rule: substitute each option's signs, then do × and ÷ before + and − (BODMAS).

16 # 4 @ 2 with # = × and @ = −
= 16 × 4 − 2
= 64 − 2 = 62 ✓ → option (c)

Shortcut: 62 is far above 16, so # must enlarge 16. Of the four options, (c) alone puts × first.

Why the others are wrong

• (a)
  ÷, − — ÷, − gives 16 ÷ 4 − 2 = 4 − 2 = 2, not 62.
• (b)
  −, ÷ — −, ÷ gives 16 − 4 ÷ 2. Division first: 16 − 2 = 14, not 62.
• (d)
  −, × — −, × gives 16 − 4 × 2. Multiplication first: 16 − 8 = 8, not 62.

Sign-substitution items give an equation with symbols in place of the operators. Put each option's signs in, then evaluate with BODMAS: brackets, then division and multiplication left to right, then addition and subtraction left to right.

A size check saves time. The target 62 is almost four times 16, and starting with − or ÷ can only bring 16 down, so the first sign must be ×.

Key facts

• BODMAS: brackets, then division and multiplication left to right, then addition and subtraction left to right.
• 16 × 4 = 64, and 64 − 2 = 62.
• Subtraction or division as the first operation cannot take 16 up to 62.

Common traps

• Working left to right and ignoring BODMAS
• Applying an option's pair in the wrong order: (c) read as # = −, @ = × gives 16 − 4 × 2 = 8

No directly related past PYQ was found.