Row Ranking and Positions

CMAT 2024 · Logical Reasoning · Medium · Order and Ranking

In a row of boys facing the north, A is 16th16^{\text{th}} from the left and C is 16th16^{\text{th}} from the right end. B who is 4th4^{\text{th}} to the right of A, is 5th5^{\text{th}} to the left of C in the row. How many boys are there in the row ?

  1. A.

    39

  2. B.

    40

  3. C.

    38

  4. D.

    42

Answer

B

Explanation

Position of A from left = 16. B is 4th to the right of A   ⟹  \implies Position of B from left = 16+4=2016 + 4 = 20. B is 5th to the left of C   ⟹  \implies Position of C from left = 20+5=2520 + 5 = 25. C is 16th from the right end. Total boys = (Position of C from left) + (Position of C from right) - 1 = 25+16−1=4025 + 16 - 1 = 40.

Hence, Option B is correct.

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