In a row of 35 boys, when Raju was shifted to the left by five places, he became 17th from the right end. What was his earlier position from the left end of the row?

24

The correct answer is Option (4) → 24

Let's solve this step by step.

Given:

• Total boys = 35
• Raju shifted 5 places to the left → becomes 17th from the right

Step 1: Find his new position from the left

$\text{Position from left} = \text{Total boys} - \text{Position from right} + 1$

$\text{New position from left} = 35 - 17 + 1 = 19$

Step 2: Let his earlier position from left = x

He moved 5 places to the left, so:

$x - 5 = 19 \Rightarrow x = 24$