All 29 students of a class are standing in a straight row facing north. Suresh is 24th from the right end, while Bhaskar is 16th from the left end. How many students stand between Suresh and Bhaskar?

Total students = 29

Suresh is 24th from the right end.

Bhaskar is 16th from the left end.

Logic: Total number of person = (Left + Right) -1

Position from left = (Total + 1 ) - Position from right

Suresh’s position from the left end
= Total students - Suresh’s position from the right + 1
= 29 - 24 + 1
= 6th from the left.

Bhaskar’s position from the left is already given as 16th.

Students between Suresh (6th) and Bhaskar (16th)
= Bhaskar’s position - Suresh’s position - 1
= 16 - 6 - 1
= 9

Thus, the correct option is (a)