A few friends are sitting in a straight row watching a play. Pankaj is sitting at the ninth seat from the left left end. Harish is sitting at the sixteenth seat from the right end. Ganesh, who is sitting second to Pankaj’s right, is sitting on the eleventh seat from the right end. How many seats are there in all in that row?
A few friends are sitting in a straight row watching a play. Pankaj is sitting at the ninth seat from the left left end. Harish is sitting at the sixteenth seat from the right end. Ganesh, who is sitting second to Pankaj’s right, is sitting on the eleventh seat from the right end. How many seats are there in all in that row? Correct Answer 21
For this question, sitting arrangment will be-
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Now, Position of Ganesh = 11th from the right = 11th from the left
Total no. of seats = Ganesh's position from left + Ganesh's position from right - 1
Total no. of seats = 11 + 11 - 1 = 21
Hence, Option (3) is correct.