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The branch of mathematics in which we study the use of letters to write rules and formulae in a general way is known as _______.
Options:
A .  Arithmetic
B .  Algebra
C .  Statistics
D .  Geometry 
Answer: Option B
:
B
Algebra is the branch of mathematics in which we study the use of letters to representnumbers/quantities.
For example, ram bought mangoes, but we don't know the number of mangoes he bought. So, let's say he bought x numberof mangoes.
Here x is an alphabet but represents the number of mangoes.

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