Given Data

1. In a queue, Suresh is 12th from the front and Tina is 15th from the rear.
2. There are 6 people standing between Suresh and Tina.

Question

What is the maximum number of people that can be in the queue?

Answer

33 people.

Solution

1. Maximum number occurs in a non-overlapping arrangement.
2. Maximum total = Rank from Front + Rank from Rear + Persons between.
3. Maximum total = 12 + 15 + 6 = 33.
4. The maximum possible number of people in the queue is 33.