How many riders are diagrammed in the Lancers drill?

• A. 18
• B. 24
• C. 15
• D. 20

Answer: (D)

Counting the riders in a drill diagram comes down to reading the formation the same way you’d read a grid: count how many riders are in one row (or column) and multiply by how many rows (or columns) there are. This quick grouping helps avoid missing anyone.

If you look at the diagram and there are four equal rows with five riders in each row, that’s 4 × 5 = 20 riders. The same total would appear if there were five rows with four riders each. The key idea is to use the row-and-column structure to confirm the total rather than tallying individually.

So, the diagram represents twenty riders in total. The other numbers would mean different row/column counts that don’t match the shown formation.