Amar is 16th from the left end in a row of boys and Vishal is 18th from the right end. Satish is 11th towards the right of Amar and 3rd towards the right of Vishal side end. How many boys are there in a row?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → 41
Count every position from the left end, then use Vishal’s place from the right to find the total.
Amar is 16th from the left.
Satish is 11th to the right of Amar: 16 + 11 = 27th from the left.
Satish is 3rd to the right of Vishal, so Vishal is 27 − 3 = 24th from the left.
Vishal is 24th from the left and 18th from the right, so the row has 24 + 18 − 1 = 41 boys (Vishal is counted in both, hence the −1).
