In a row of girls, Rita and Monika occupy the ninth place from the right end and tenth place from the left end, respectively. If they interchange their places, then Rita and Monika occupy 17th place from the right and 18th place from the left respectively. How many girls are there in the row?
26
Since Rita and Monika exchange places, so Rita's new position is the same as Monika's earlier position. This position is 17th from the left and 9th from the right.
Therefore No. of girls in the row = 16+1+9 = 26