Marathon Race
Algebra
Level
2
Takashi took part in a marathon race.At half -time, he is 6th last. After that, he is overtaken by three more contestants, but then he struggled and overtook 10 in a row, getting himself the bronze prize (3rd place).How many contestants were there in total?
18
15
10
12
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1 solution
3 contestant overtook Takashi, then he overtook 10 contestants,which means 10+3=13, then after the marathon he got 3rd place, which means that there are 2 more contestants,( the 1st and 2nd place people)and it also means 13+2=15.So the answer is 15.