1. Robin is 7 ranks ahead of Shelly. Shelly ranks 17th from the end in a class of 39.

What is
Robin's rank from the start (16th)

2. Nick rolled an eight sided polygon six times. Each face of the polygon has an
alphabet from A-H painted on it. No two alphabets are repeated. Each roll yields one
alphabet face up.
The first roll yields an alphabet in even place
The second roll yields an alphabet in odd place
The third roll yields E
The fourth roll yields one of the first four alphabets
The fifth roll yields the same alphabet as the fourth roll
The sixth roll yields one of the first three alphabets
Which of the following must be true?
a) Nick could have rolled an E 5 times
b) Nick could have rolled B more frequently than any other alphabet
c) Nick rolled more alphabets in odd numbered places than alphabets in even
numbered places
d) Nick rolled C at least once
e) Nick rolled A at least twice
Ex: On the first roll he would have rolled B,D,F or H
On the second roll - A,C,E or G
On the third roll - E
On the fourth roll - A,B,C or D
On the fifth roll - A, B, C or D
On the sixth roll - A,B or C.
We observe that B could have been rolled more frequently.

3. There are 5 mangoes, 5 apples, 5 oranges and 5 strawberries packed in 20 identical,

unmarked boxes, with 1 fruit per box. What is the least number of boxes that must be
selected in order to be sure that among the boxes selected 4 or more contain same
kind of fruits? (13)

4 . 4 students go on a picnic. There they go for a horse ride. They have a choice of
exactly
4 different horses. If each student gets a horse, how many different combinations are
possible? (4*3*2*1=24)

5. A football tournament was held involving 6 teams each team played 3 games with each
of the other teams. How many games were played at this tournament?

Ex: 6 * 3 = 18 games were played and each game involved 2 teams.Therefore number of
games played= 18* (6:2) = 54