Ranks and Positions - Students between Akshay and Ajay

CMAT 2019 · Logical Reasoning · Medium · Ordering and Ranking

Akshay ranks 13th in the class where 33 students are studying. There are 5 students below Ajay rankwise. How many students are there between Akshay and Ajay?

  1. A.

    12

  2. B.

    16

  3. C.

    14

  4. D.

    15

Answer

C

Explanation

Akshay's rank from top = 13th. Ajay has 5 students below him, so Ajay's rank from top = 33−5=28th33 - 5 = 28\text{th}. Number of students between Akshay and Ajay = (28−13)−1=14(28 - 13) - 1 = 14.

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