In the class of extracurricular activities, the students neatly lined up in a column. Xiao Ming found that the number of people in front of and behind him accounted for (1/3) and (5/8) of the total number respectively. What is Xiao Ming's rank?
课外活动课上，同学们整齐地排成一列纵队，小明发现排在他前后的人数分别占总人数的(1/3)和(5/8)，小明排在第多少位．
<gadget id="calculator">2 / 3</gadget>
<output>2/3 = around 0.666667</output>

<gadget id="calculator">5 / 8</gadget>
<output>5/8 = around 0.625</output>

<gadget id="calculator">(2/3) - (5/8)</gadget>
<output>1/24 = around 0.041667</output>

<gadget id="calculator">1 / (1/24)</gadget>
<output>24</output>

<gadget id="calculator">1 / 3</gadget>
<output>1/3 = around 0.333333</output>

<gadget id="calculator">24 * (1/3)</gadget>
<output>8</output>

<gadget id="calculator">8 + 1</gadget>
<output>9</output>

<result>9</result>