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The Race - Part II
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Alexa, Breanna, Larry, Arnold and Michael were now finished their workouts in preparation for the race. They would now all enter a different racing event, then proceed to race each other for the winnings! Can you match the competitor with the racing event they entered, the place they got in their event, and the place they got in the group?
1. The person who got 10th in their event got last in the group and only one person did better in the group than Larry.
2. The woman who entered the 100m dash got 2nd in the event.
3. The competitor who entered the 10km run, who did not do the best in their group, is not Arnold.
4. A man got 1st place in the group and the person who got 4th in their event only got 4th in the group!
5. Larry entered the 5km and did not get 14th; Breanna entered the 800m and did not get 5th in the group.
Names: Alexa, Larry, Arnold, Breanna, Michael
Events: 100m, 800m, 2km, 5km, 10km
Group Placing: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Event Placing: 2, 4, 6, 10, 14
1. The person who got 10th in their event got last in the group and only one person did better in the group than Larry.
2. The woman who entered the 100m dash got 2nd in the event.
3. The competitor who entered the 10km run, who did not do the best in their group, is not Arnold.
4. A man got 1st place in the group and the person who got 4th in their event only got 4th in the group!
5. Larry entered the 5km and did not get 14th; Breanna entered the 800m and did not get 5th in the group.
Names: Alexa, Larry, Arnold, Breanna, Michael
Events: 100m, 800m, 2km, 5km, 10km
Group Placing: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Event Placing: 2, 4, 6, 10, 14
Answer
Alexa did the 100m event, got 2nd in that event, and did 3rd in the group.Larry did the 5km event, got 6th in that event, and did 2nd in the group.
Arnold did the 2km event, got 14th in that event, and did 1st in the group.
Breanna did the 800m event, got 4th in that event, and did 4th in the group.
Michael did the 10 km event, got 10th in that event, and did 5th in the group.
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