In a garden, 26 trees are planted at equal distances along a yard 600 metres long, one tree being at each end of the yard. What is the distance between two consecutive trees? Choose the most appropriate option.
A) 10 B) 8 C) 12 D) 24 E) 16

Rationale: "26 trees have 25 gaps between them . length of each gap = 600 / 25 = 24 i . e . , distance between two consecutive trees = 24 answer is d ."
Answer: D