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From the front and the back

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Twelfth from the front and fifth from the back: 11 ahead, me, 4 behind.
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Example

I am twelfth from the front and seventh from the back. How many runners are there?

from the left →
Answer: 18

Steps in this unit · Which place?

Which place? · Numbers & Operations

Say first to twentieth, and see how the place changes when you count from the left or the right.

Twelfth from the front and fifth from the back: 11 ahead, me, 4 behind.

This is step 5 of unit 7, “Which place?”, in Stage 1: Numbers to 20, adding and subtracting (ages 6–7). A round has 8 problems; 90% or better earns three stars. Everything is free with no sign-up, and your stars and XP are saved on this device.