Jatin is ninth from the front in a column of boys. There were thrice…

The correct answer is Option (4) → 19

Step 1: Find total number of boys

• Jatin is 9th from the front → boys in front of him = 8
• Boys behind him are thrice the number in front:

$\text{Behind} = 3 \times 8 = 24$

Total boys:

$8 (\text{front}) + 1 (\text{Jatin}) + 24 (\text{behind}) = 33$

Step 2: Position of the 5th boy from the end

• 5th from the end = 33 - 5 + 1 = 29th from the front

Step 3: Number of boys between Jatin and the 5th from the end

• Jatin’s position = 9th
• Other boy’s position = 29th

$\text{Between} = 29 - 9 - 1 = 19$