In a row of 15 children, when Raju was shifted three places towards right, he became 8th from the right end. What was his earlier position from the left end of the row?

According to question,we have
Raju was shifted three places towards right
Raju's position = 3 + 8th from the right end = 11th
Total number of children = 15
∴ Earlier position from left = Total number of children - Raju's position + 1
Earlier position from left = 15 – 11 + 1 = 5th