Question

Ram and Shyam are ranked 13th and 14th respectively in a class of 23. What are their ranks from the last, respectively?
A. 10th , 11th
B. 10th , 12th
C. 11th , 10th
D. None of these

Answer 1

Hint: In this particular type of question we have to subtract the ranks of Ram and Shyam from the total number of students in the class and add 1 to get the desired answer.

Complete step-by-step answer:
Rank of Ram = 13th
Therefore rank from last = 23-13+1 = 11th
Rank of Shyam =14th
Therefore rank from last = 23-14+1 = 10^th

Note: Remember that in these types of questions many students forget to add 1 finding the ranks from the last. We don't only have to subtract but to find the rank of the number from the end.
Example - If P comes 2nd in class of 10 students, then his rank from last will not be 10 - 2 = 8 , we need to add 1 to get his actual rank which is 8 + 1 = 9th.