In a class of 60, the number of girls are twice that of boys. Kamal ranked seventeenth from the top.If there are nine girls ahead of Kamal, how many boys are after him in rank?
A
3
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B
7
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C
12
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D
23
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Solution
The correct option is C 12 Clearly there are 20 boys and 40 girls. Number of students behind Kamal in rank =60-17=43 Number of girls ahead of Kamal in rank =9 ∴ Number of girls behind Kamal in rank =40-9=31 ∴ Number of boys behind Kamal in rank = 43 - 31 = 12.