In a garden, 26 trees are planted at equal distances along a yard 400 metres long, one tree being at each end of the yard. What is the distance between two consecutive trees? Choose the correct choice from the following answers:
A) 10  B) 8  C) 12  D) 14  E) 16

Rationale: 26 trees have 25 gaps between them . length of each gap = 400 / 25 = 16 i . e . , distance between two consecutive trees = 16 answer is e .
Answer: E