In a queue Mr X is fourteenth from the front and Mr Y is seventeenth from the end while Mr Z is exac...........

Logical Reasoning(CLAT) Ranking and ordering

In a queue, Mr. X is fourteenth from the front and Mr. Y is seventeenth from the end, while Mr. Z is exactly in between Mr. X and Mr. Y. If Mr. X is ahead Mr. Y and there are 48 persons in the queue, how many persons are then between Mr. X and Mr. Z?

Explanation:

Since X is 14th from the front, Y is 17th from the end, and also X is ahead of Y, there must be 48 – (14 + 17) = 17 persons in between X and Y. Now, as there are equal number of people between X and Z; and Z and Y. So, the number of persons between X and Z has to be 8. It will be like – 13 ---X ----(8)----Y----(8)-----Z