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 row of boys, Deepak is 10th from the left and Sachin is 15th from the right. If there are 8 boys between them.
Question: What is the total number of boys in the row?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Deepak is 10th from the left.
Sachin is 15th from the right.
There are 8 boys between them.
There are 8 boys between them, so the difference in their positions is = 8 + 1 = 9
There is a difference of 9 between their positions.
Deepak is 10th from the left, so Sachin's position from the left = 10 + 9 = 19
Sachin is 19th from the left.
Sachin is 15th from the right.
Total boys = 19 + 15 − 1 = 33
Total boys = 33