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Trying to understand when two boys get same marks as follows, subsequent ranks is not awarded it is kept blank; is this correct interpretation in mathematical terms ? Given below, Why boy who got 88 marks not awarded 4th rank ?

MARKS/RANK GIVEN... 99/1Rank... 95/2Rank... 90/3Rank... 90/3Rank... 88/5Rank

So, if 3 boys had got 90 marks the boy who got 88 marks would be ranked as 6th , why not 4th ?

Thanks Rodney

Rodney-Sydney
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    If I follow you correctly, the boy who received 88 marks is 6th, because there are a total of 5 boys marked better than he. Although the boy’s mark is the 4th highest, the boy himself is the 6th boy in the list of boys, arranged by highest-to-lowest marks. – Santana Afton Aug 12 '18 at 04:43

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That there is a "tie for third rank" is a misnomer — the tie is for third and fourth rank.

It would be more accurate to say that the two boys with 90 marks share third and fourth ranks between them.