Ravi is 7 ranks ahead of Sumit in a class of 39. If Sumit`s rank is seventeenth from the last, what

Ravi is 7 ranks ahead of Sumit in a class of 39. If Sumit`s rank is seventeenth from the last, what is Ravi`s rank from the start ?

Option:

A. 14th

B. 15th

C. 16th

D. 17th

Answer: C . 16th

Justification: Sumit is 17th from the last and Ravi is 7 ranks ahead of Sumit. So, Ravi is 24th from the last. Number of students ahead of Ravi in rank = (39 - 24) = 15. So, Ravi is 16th from the start.