In a row of people facing north, Mehul is 11th from the left end and Divya is 16th from the right end. Divya is to the right of Mehul, and exactly 6 people stand between them. How many people are in the row?

26Correct answerYour answer27Correct answerYour answer32Correct answerYour answer33Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

Left of and including Mehul: 11 people.
Between them: 6 people. Divya and everyone to her right: 16 people.
Total $= 11 + 6 + 16 = 33$ .

Worth noting

32 subtracts 1 as if someone were counted twice, but no one is: Mehul and Divya are different people and the three groups do not overlap. 26 is $11 + 16 - 1$ , which ignores the 6 in between; 27 is $11 + 16$ , which also ignores them.

Concept: Total from two positions and the people between them
Typical timeTypical: 70 s
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In a row of people facing north, Mehul is 11th from the left end and Divya is 16th from the right end. Divya is to the right of Mehul, and exactly 6 people stand between them. How many people are in the row?

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