Sunita is ranked 11th from the top and 27th from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class?

37

The question will be solved by drawing lines and putting the positions of Sunita.

We know that if Sunita is on the 11^th position from the front that means 10 students are in front of her. Also, we know that if she is on the 27^th position from behind that means 26 students are behind her. So, we can either calculate her position as 10 + 1 (Sunita herself) + 26, which stands to be 37.

Or another way to understand is by adding both the positions and subtracting 1 from it because in that case, we will be adding Sunita’s position twice. So, the calculation will be as follows: 11 + 27 – 1 = 37

Therefore, there are total 37 students in the class.