In a row of ten girls, when Harini was shifted by two places towards the left,…
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In a row of ten girls, when Harini was shifted by two places towards the left, she became fourth from the left end. What was her earlier position from the left end of the row?
- A.
2nd
- B.
5th
- C.
4th
- D.
6th
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Correct answer: D
Concept: In a row, positions are counted from an end. Moving a person towards the left end lowers their position number counted from the left by exactly the number of places moved. So: earlier position (from left) = final position (from left) + number of places moved to the left.
Applying this to Harini:
Places moved towards the left = 2, and the final position from the left end = 4th.
Earlier position = final position + places moved = 4 + 2 = 6.
So Harini was originally 6th from the left end.
Cross-check: starting from the 6th place and shifting two places to the left gives 6 minus 2 = 4th, which matches the final position given in the problem, and 6th is a valid place within a row of ten girls.