15 students failed in a class of 52. After removing the names of failed ( ) students, a merit order list has been prepared in which the position of Ramesh is 22nd from the top. What is his position from the bottom?
- A18TH
- B17TH
- C16THCorrect
- D15TH
Explanation
Total students in the class = 52. Number of students who failed = 15.
The merit order list is prepared after removing the names of failed students. So, the number of students in the merit list = Total students - Failed students Number of students in the merit list = 52 - 15 = 37 students.
In this merit list of 37 students, Ramesh's position from the top is 22nd. To find his position from the bottom, we use the formula: Position from bottom = (Total number of students in the list - Position from top) + 1 Position from bottom = (37 - 22) + 1 Position from bottom = 15 + 1 Position from bottom = 16th.
Therefore, Ramesh's position from the bottom is 16th.
The final answer is C) 16TH.
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