WBCS.LIVE practice question

In a class of 60 where boys are twice that of girls, Ram ranked 17th from the top. If there are 9 boys ahead of Ram, how many girls are after him in the rank?

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

Answer options

  1. 26
  2. 13
  3. 12
  4. 33

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 13

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) 13 šŸ“š Explanation: In a class of 60, if boys are twice girls, there are 40 boys and 20 girls. Ram is 17th, with 9 boys ahead of him, meaning there are 17 - 1 - 9 = 7 girls ahead of him. Total girls (20) minus girls ahead (7) minus Ram (if he were a girl, but he is a boy) leaves 13 girls ranked after him.