Question

There are 14 students, out of which 8 are in Section A, and the rest are in Section B. How many students are there in Section B?

• A. 6
• B. 7
• C. 8
• D. 5

Answer 1

The correct option is A 6

$\text{Detailed step-by-step solution:}$
Total number of students = 14
Number of students in Section A = 8
Number of students in Section B = 14 − 8
We count back from 14 till 10 on the number line. The numbers we count are 13, 12, 11, 10, i.e. 4 numbers.
We need to count backward 8 numbers.
So, counting 4 more backward from 10—9, 8, 7, 6.
14 - 8 = 6


Hence, there are 6 students in Section B.