In a row of boys facing the North. A is sixteenth from the left end and Cis sixteenth from the rightend. B, who is fourth to the right of A. is fifth to the left of C in the row. How many boys are there in the row?

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Solution

The correct option is B 40
As per the information given,
A is 16th from left, that is there are 15 boys on his left.=15+1
B is fourth to the right of A of A, there are 3 boys between A and B= 3+1
B is 5th to the left of C, there are 4 boys between B and C.=4
There are 15 boys to the right of C=15+1
Total number of Boys= 15+1+3+1+4+15+1=40 boys

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