WBCS.LIVE practice question

A stood 10th in the class, while B ranked 38 from the bottom. B’s result is better than A and there are 2 students between A and B. Total number of students are

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 40
  2. 41
  3. 42
  4. 44

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 44

Explanation: ✅ Correct Answer: B) 41 📚 Explanation: A is 10th from top, so 9 are above. B is better than A and has 2 people between them, so B is 7th from top. Since B is also 35th from the bottom, the total is (7 + 35 - 1) = 41. This formula helps calculate the total number of people in a ranked row.