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 took Ajay into task. Ajay replied that there are so many like me in the class. Based on the information findout the answer to the question : Akshay ranks 13th in the class where 33 students are studying. There are 5 students below Ajay rankwise.How many students are there between Akshay and Ajay?

• A. 16
• B. 15
• C. 14
• D. 12

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

To find the number of students between Akshay and Ajay, let's break down the information provided and solve the problem step-by-step:

1. Akshay ranks 13th in the class.
2. There are 33 students in the class.
3. Ajay has 5 students below him in rank, which means Ajay's rank is 33 - 5 = 28.

Now, we need to find how many students are there between Akshay, who is ranked 13th, and Ajay, who is ranked 28th.

• The students ranked between them start from rank 14 to rank 27 (inclusive).
• To find the number of students between these two ranks, calculate: 27 - 14 + 1 = 14.

Therefore, there are 14 students between Akshay and Ajay.

Let's validate and see why the other options are incorrect:

• Option 16: This suggests more students than physically possible between ranks 14 and 27 in a single file order.
• Option 15: Similar to the previous, one more than math allows between them.
• Option 12: This falls short of the actual number of students between ranks 14 and 27.

Thus, the correct answer is 14.