In a row of students, Gopi is the 7th boy from left and Shankar is the

1.	In a row of students, Gopi is the 7th boy from left and Shankar is the 5thboy from the right. If they exchange their seats, Gopi is the 8th boy from theright. How many students are there in the row?
Answer» it means. gopi and Shankar are sitting just aside to each other , because gopi's count changed by 1 (8-7 = 1) so, num of students = 7+5 = 12 gopi is 8th boy from the Right how is it possible yes , i got.. it.. there is an error in the question i guess.. , because if Shankar is at 5th from. R , then how can gopi will be 8th, i think in the last line.. of the question it should be left , instead of right. and then the answer will be 12.

In a row of students, Gopi is the 7th boy from left and Shankar is the 5thboy from the right. If they exchange their seats, Gopi is the 8th boy from theright. How many students are there in the row?

Answer»

it means. gopi and Shankar are sitting just aside to each other , because gopi's count changed by 1 (8-7 = 1) so, num of students = 7+5 = 12

gopi is 8th boy from the Right

how is it possible

yes , i got.. it.. there is an error in the question i guess.. , because if Shankar is at 5th from. R , then how can gopi will be 8th,

i think in the last line.. of the question it should be left , instead of right. and then the answer will be 12.