In a row of girls facing North, Rinky is 10th to the left of Pinky, who is 21st from the right end. If Minky, who is 17th from the left end, is 4th to the right of Rinky, how many girls are there in the row?
1) Data inadequate
2) 44
3) 37
4) 43
5) None of these

Options

A. 37
B. 49
C. 44
D. Data inadequate

Answer

B

Explanation

Pallavi is 21st from right and Soni is 10th to the left of Pallavi. So, Soni is 31st from right. Malini is 4th to the right of Soni. So, Malini is 27th from the right. Also, Malini is 17th from the left. So, Number of girls in the row = (26 +1 +16) = 43