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In a row of girls, Kamya is fifth from the left and Preeti is sixth from the right. When they exchange their positions, then Kamya becomes thirteenth from the left. What will be Preeti's position from the right?

(a) 7th

(b) 14th

(c) 11th

(d) 18th

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

Kamya's new position is 13th from the left. But it is the same as Preeti's earlier position which is 6th from the right.

The row consists of (12 + 1 + 5) = 18 girls

Now, Preeti's new position is Kamya's earlier position which is 5th from the left.

Therefore, Preeti's new position from the right = 18 - 5 + 1 = 13 + 1 = 14

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Question : 1

In a row of letters, a letter is 5th from left end and 12th from the right end. How many letters are there in a row?

a) 15

b) 16

c) 17

d) 18

Answer: (b)

Number of letters in the row = 5 + 12 - 1 = 16

Question : 2

In a row of children facing North, Ritesh is 12th from the left end. Sudhir, who is 22nd from the right end is 4th to the right of Ritesh. Total how many children are there in the row?

a) 35

b) 36

c) 37

d) 34

e) None of these

Answer: (c)

Sudhir's position from left = (12 + 4) = 16th from left,

Clearly, there are three students between Ritesh and Sudhir.

Therefore, Total number of children = (12 + 3 + 22) = 37

Question : 3

In a row of boys, Jeevan is 7th from the start and 11th from the end. In another row of boys, Vikas is 10th from the start and 12th from the end. How many boys are there in both the rows together?

a) 38

b) 40

c) 32

d) Cannot be determined

e) None of these

Answer: (a)

Total number of boys = (Number of boys in Jeevan's row) + (Number of boys in Vikas's row)

= (6 + 1 + 10) + (9 + 1 + 11)

= (17 + 21) = 38

Question : 4

Aman is 16th from the left end in a row of boys and Vivek is 18th the from the right end. Gagan is 11th from Aman towards the right and 3rd from Vivek towards the right end. How many boys are there in the row?

a) 40

b) 42

c) 48

d) 41

e) None of these

Answer: (d)

Vivek is 18th from the right end and Gagan is third to the right of Vivek.

So, Gargan is 15th from the right end. There are 15 boys to the left of Aman, 10 boys between Aman and Gagan and 14 boys to the right of Gagan.

Therefore, Number of boys in the row = 15 + 1 + 10 + 1 + 14 = 41

Question : 5

Surbhi ranks 18th in a class of 49 students. What is her rank from the last?

a) 31

b) 28

c) 35

d) 32

Answer: (d)

Surbhi's rank from last = (49 + 1 - 18) = 37

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