Civil Service Exam Reviewer · Logical Reasoning · hard

In a queue of 54 people at a government office, Elmer is 14th from the front and Rosa is 15th from the back. How many people are standing BETWEEN Elmer and Rosa?

  1. 25
  2. 26
  3. 24
  4. 27

Answer

A. 25

Solution

People ahead of and including Elmer = 14; behind and including Rosa = 15. Between them = 54 − 14 − 15 = 25.

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