Question

Louise was 13th in line at the coffee shop. He was also 13th from the back of the line. How many people were in line?

Answer 1

25 people in total
Explaination: 12 (people ahead of him)+12(people back of him)+1( he himself)

Answer 2

The answer is 27.

GIVEN

Louise was 13th in line at the coffee shop. He was also 13th from the back of the line.

TO FIND

How many people were in line?

SOLUTION

The above problem can be simoly solve as follows;

It is given,

Position of louise in the line from front = 13th

Position of louise from the back of the line = 13th.

Number of people in the line = Number of people from the back + Number of people in front + 1 (louise)

Total Number of people in the line = 13 + 13 + 1

= 27

Hence, The answer is 27.

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