Bharti is 8 ranks ahead of Divya, who ranks twenty-sixth in a class of 42. What is Bharti's rank from the last?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → 25th
“Ahead” means a better rank, that is, a smaller number from the top. Once Bharti's rank from the top is known, her rank from the last follows from the class size.
Bharti's rank from the top \(=26-8=18\)
Students below her \(=42-18=24\)
Rank from the last \(=24+1=\) 25th
Tip: Rank from the top \(+\) rank from the bottom \(=\) total \(+1\); here \(18+25=43\).