Rule No. 3
To find the number of persons/things after or before a person/thing whose rank from another side is given –
Number of persons/things after or before the given person/thing in a row = Total no. of persons/things – Position of the same person/thing from another side
Example:
In a billing line of 32 persons, the position of Hafiz from the front side of the row is 14th. Find the number of persons after Hafiz in that row?
- 17
- 16
- 14
- 18
- 13
Ans: 4
Solution:
Number of persons after Hafiz = Total number of persons – Position of Hafiz from the front side
⇒ Number of persons after Hafiz in the row = 32 – 14 = 18
Hence, 18 persons are there after Hafiz in that row.
Order and Ranking : Concepts, Questions, Solved Examples
There are many different types of questions that are asked from the order and ranking topic. Those questions are generally related to rank from the left, right, top, and bottom, the total number of persons, products or elements, etc. Thus, many different types of questions can be formed based on the position or the rank of the persons, things, or products. In this topic, we will discuss how the concepts of Order and Ranking works. Let us understand, it with the help of the important rules:
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