Question

50 people are standing in a queue for the New Year discount sale.

In the queue, Mona is ${10}^{th}$ from the front, while Mason is ${25}^{th}$ from behind, and Maya is in the middle of the two.

Find what position Maya occupies from the front.

• A. ${16}^{th}$
• B. ${19}^{th}$
• C. ${18}^{th}$
• D. ${17}^{th}$

Answer 1

The correct option is C ${18}^{th}$

Total people = 50

Position from the front:
Mona = ${10}^{th}$
Mason = ${26}^{th}$

The number of people standing in between Mona and Mason are:


There are 15 people standing between Mona and Mason.

We know that Maya stands in the middle of Mona and Mason.


So, Maya is standing 7 places away from both Mona and Mason.
Thus, Maya stands at the ${18}^{th}$ place from the front of the queue.