In a class of 60, where girls are twice that of boys, Kamal ranked seventeenth from the top. If there…
The correct choice is: 12 Boys + 2 × boys = 60, so there are 20 boys and 40 girls. 16 students are ahead of Kamal; 9 are girls, so 7 are boys. Kamal is a boy, so boys after…
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In a class of 60, where girls are twice that of boys, Kamal ranked seventeenth from the top. If there are 9 girls ahead of Kamal, how many boys are after him in rank?
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The correct choice is: 12
Boys + 2 × boys = 60, so there are 20 boys and 40 girls.
16 students are ahead of Kamal; 9 are girls, so 7 are boys.
Kamal is a boy, so boys after him . Hence the answer is 12.
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