Question

Anil is standing at 16th position from the left end in a row of boys. Vikas is at 18th position from the right end. Gopal is 11th from Anil towards the right and 3rd from Vikas towards the right end. How many boys are standing in this row?

A. 41
B. 42
C. 48
D. 49

Answer 1

By analyzing the given positions of Anil, Vikas, and Gopal, we calculated that there are 41 boys standing in the row.

Step-by-step explanation:

We need to find how many boys are standing in a row given the positions of Anil, Vikas, and Gopal. Anil is standing at the 16th position from the left end, and Vikas is at the 18th position from the right end of the row.

Since Gopal is 11th from Anil towards the right, Gopal's position from the left end is 16 + 11 = 27th position. Additionally, Gopal is 3rd from Vikas towards the right end. Therefore, Gopal's position from the right end is 18 - 3 = 15th position.

Now we can set up an equation with Gopal's position from both ends, which must be equal. If we call the total number of boys 'x', then:

27th from the left + 15th from the right = x + 1

27 + 15 = x + 1

42 = x + 1

x = 42 - 1

x = 41

So, there are 41 boys standing in the row, which corresponds to option A.