Question

Akshay and Ajay are friends studying in same class. Ajay could not score as much marks as Akshay scored and hence Ajay's father demanded explanation from Ajay for his poor score. Ajay replied that, "there are so many like me in the class". Based on the information given by Ajay to his father as below, find out the answer to the question that follows: Akshay ranks 13th in the class where 33 students are studying. There are 5 students below Ajay rankwise. Question: How many students are there between Akshay and Ajay?

• A. 13
• B. 14
• C. 15
• D. 17
• E. 16

Hint:

When calculating "between" two ranks, subtract the smaller rank from the larger rank and then subtract 1.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Determining Ajay's Rank:
Total students = 33.
There are 5 students below Ajay.
So, Ajay's rank from the top = \(33 - 5 = 28\)th rank.

Step 2: Finding Students Between:
Akshay's rank = 13th.
Ajay's rank = 28th.
Students between Akshay and Ajay = ranks 14 to 27.
Number of students = \(27 - 14 + 1 = 14\) students.