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Number Ranking - Beginner Level: rank comparison BEGINNER

Boost your speed and accuracy with this beginner friendly 📈 worksheet. Worksheet 5 of 30 presents 20 beginner-level number ranking problems. Focus on rank comparison while practicing rank comparison, order statistics, position puzzles. Difficulty: foundational concepts and basic patterns. Perfect for entry-level test takers.

📝 Worksheet 5 of 30 • 20 questions • ⏱️ Estimated time: 20 minutes • 🎯 Beginner level

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Question 1

In an exam, 40 students appeared. 3 students scored the same marks and secured the 11th rank. How many students scored more than them?
Even though 3 students share the rank, the number of students who scored more is still rank - 1 = 11 - 1 = 10.
number_ranking, ties, same_rank

Question 2

In a class of 77 students, there are 39 boys and 38 girls. Gaurav ranks 18th from the top. There are 8 girls before him. How many boys are after his rank (towards the bottom)?
Students before him: 17. Of these, girls before = 8, so boys before = 17 - 8 = 9. Boys after = total boys - boys before - himself = 39 - 9 - 1 = 29.
number_ranking, conditional_grouping

Question 3

In a row of 59 students, Q is 23th from the left and S is 26th from the left. Who is ahead of whom?
Since 23 < 26, Q is ahead (to the left) of S.
number_ranking, comparison, difference

Question 4

In a row, Divya is 10th from the left and Tarun is 25th from the right. They interchange their positions. Now, Divya becomes 17th from the left. What is Tarun's new rank from the right?
First find total: T = 17 + 25 - 1 = 41. After interchange, Tarun takes Divya's old position from left (10). So Tarun's rank from right = T - 10 + 1 = 41 - 10 + 1 = 32.
number_ranking, swap_position

Question 5

In an exam, 52 students appeared. 3 students scored the same marks and secured the 28th rank. How many students scored more than them?
Even though 3 students share the rank, the number of students who scored more is still rank - 1 = 28 - 1 = 27.
number_ranking, ties, same_rank

Question 6

In a row of 43 people, A is 13th from the left. After interchanging positions with B, A becomes 18th from the left. B originally was 18th from the right. What is A's new rank from the right?
After interchange, A's new left rank is 18. So A's new right rank = total - new_left + 1 = 43 - 18 + 1 = 26.
number_ranking, swap_position, unknown

Question 7

In a queue, Lata is 20th from the front and Manav is 23th from the back. If there are 9 people standing between them, what is the total number of people in the queue?
Overlapping case: Total T = (r1 + r2) - B - 2 = 43 - 9 - 2 = 32.
number_ranking, overlapping_case

Question 8

In an exam, 60 students appeared. 3 students scored the same marks and secured the 7th rank. How many students scored more than them?
Even though 3 students share the rank, the number of students who scored more is still rank - 1 = 7 - 1 = 6.
number_ranking, ties, same_rank

Question 9

In a row, A is 10th from left and B is 8th from right. What is the maximum number of persons that can be in the row?
Maximum can be arbitrarily large. Example with 41 persons satisfies both conditions.
number_ranking, min_max, optimization

Question 10

In a row of 35 people, Tanvi is 11th from the front and Anita is 9th from the back. How many people are between them?
Non-overlapping case (r1 + r2 ≤ total). Between B = total - (r1 + r2) = 35 - (11 + 9) = 15.
number_ranking, non_overlapping_case

Question 11

In a row, A and B interchange positions. After interchange, A is 9th from left and B is 14th from left. If originally A was 3th from left, how many people are in the row?
Distance A moved = 6 positions. B moved same distance, so B's original position = 8. Total = B's original left position + (new_left_A - 1) = 20
number_ranking, swap_position, total_calculation

Question 12

In a row of 43 people, Tanvi is 12th from the front and Anita is 35th from the front. How many people are between them?
Between B = (rank of second - rank of first - 1) = 35 - 12 - 1 = 22.
number_ranking, non_overlapping_case

Question 13

In a row, A is 3th from left, B is 10th from left, and C is 16th from right. What is the minimum number of persons in the row?
Minimum total must satisfy both: at least 10 persons for B's left position, and at least 16 persons for C's right position. So T_min = max(10, 16) = 16.
number_ranking, min_max, optimization

Question 14

15 people are sitting around a circular table. Person A is at position 12 and Person B is at position 11 (when numbered clockwise from 1 to 15). What is the minimum number of people between A and B?
Clockwise distance: 14 steps, Anti-clockwise: 1 steps. Minimum people between = min(14, 1) - 1 = 0.
number_ranking, circular, arrangement

Question 15

In a row, Neel is 14th from the left and Sara is 22th from the right. If Sara is 18th from the left, how many people are there in the row?
Using T = L + R - 1 with Sara's left rank 18 and right rank 22: T = 18 + 22 - 1 = 39.
number_ranking, two_sided_total

Question 16

In a row of 33 students, Priya's rank from the right end is 8. What is Priya's rank from the left end?
The total number of people T = 33. Rank from left L = T - R + 1 = 33 - 8 + 1 = 26. So, Priya's rank from the left is 26.
number_ranking, basic_formula

Question 17

In a class of 33 students, Kunal ranks 14th from the top. How many students are ahead of Kunal?
Students ahead = rank - 1 = 14 - 1 = 13.
number_ranking, basic_counts

Question 18

19 people are sitting around a circular table. Person A is at position 17 and Person B is at position 10 (when numbered clockwise from 1 to 19). What is the minimum number of people between A and B?
Clockwise distance: 12 steps, Anti-clockwise: 7 steps. Minimum people between = min(12, 7) - 1 = 6.
number_ranking, circular, arrangement

Question 19

In a class of 21 students, Sara ranks 18th from the top. How many students are ahead of Sara?
Students ahead = rank - 1 = 18 - 1 = 17.
number_ranking, basic_counts

Question 20

In a row, Chetan is 11th from the left and Tarun is 22th from the right. They interchange their positions. Now, Chetan becomes 16th from the left. What is Tarun's new rank from the right?
First find total: T = 16 + 22 - 1 = 37. After interchange, Tarun takes Chetan's old position from left (11). So Tarun's rank from right = T - 11 + 1 = 37 - 11 + 1 = 27.
number_ranking, swap_position
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