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In a queue, Sam is 14th from the front and John is 17th from the end, while Tom is in the middle of Sam and John. If
Sam is ahead of John and there are 48 persons in the queue, how many people are there between Sam and Tom?

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Answer 1

Answer:

8 people are there

Step-by-step explanation:

as there are 48 people in the queue and sam is 14 from front and John is 17 from last there are 17 people between them. as tom is in the middle he is the 9 one from all 17 and therefore there are 8 people between tom and sam.

Answer 2

Answer:

The number of people between Sam and Tom is 8

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that Sam is in the 14th position from the front

And John is in the 17th position from the end

The total number of people in the queue is 48

Therefore the number of people between Sam and John is given by

= 48 - 14 - 17

= 17

Given that Tom is in the middle of Sam and John

Since the most middle position of 17 positions is the 9th position Tom is in the 9th position from the Sam  

The number of people between Sam and Tom is given by

= 17 -9

= 8

Therefore the number of people between Sam and Tom is 8