Instructions: For the question below, analyse the given information and conditions. Based on your understanding of relative positions and rankings, determine the correct order or position and answer the question.
Scenario: In a queue, Ram is 15th from the front and Shyam is 18th from the back. If there are 7 people between them.
What is the maximum possible number of people in the queue?
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
Explanation
Ram = 15th from the front
Shyam = 18th from the back
Syam = 7 people between Ram and Shyam
Syam = 7 people between them
So the difference between their positions is:
7 + 1 = 8
So Shyam's position from the front:
15 + 8 = 23
Total number of people
Formula:
Total = (position from the front) + (position from the back) - 1
= 23 + 18 - 1
= 40
Maximum number of people in the line = 40