Question

In a class, students are allocated a rank dependent on their mathematical ability. Alex has the 6th
highest rank and Bob's rank is 25 places higher than the lowest ranked student. How many students
are there in the class, if Bob has a higher rank than Alex and there is only 1 student ranked between
Alex and Bob?​

Answer 1

Answer :29 people

Explanation:

Alex's position is 6th.

And Bob's position is 25 places higher than the lowest one .

So..

if the lowest one is denoted by L

Bob

24 people

L

Also written as

B

24

L

Next,

it is given that Bob is two higher than alex

So..

B

1

A

Since Alex is in 6th pos.,

5

A

Now let's combine everything together

3

B (Since 5 people above A)

1

A

22 (Since 24 ppl between L and B)

L

Now after adding we get,

3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 22 + 1 = 29.