Rohit ranks seventeenth from top in a class of 40 students. What is his rank from the bottom?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 24
Rohit is counted in the ranking from the top and again in the ranking from the bottom, so rank from the bottom = total − rank from the top + 1.
Students above Rohit: \(17-1=16\)
Students below Rohit: \(40-16-1=23\)
Rank from the bottom: \(23+1=24\)
Tip: Do not forget the +1 for the person himself; \(40-17=23\) counts only the students below Rohit.