Total contestants in a bike race
Logic
Level
1
If in a bike race, the man who came two places in front of the last man finished one ahead of the man who came fifth, how many contestants were there?
4
5
2
3
6
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1 solution
Since the man finished one ahead of the man who came fifth, he must have come fourth. Since he came two places in from of the last man, that person must have come also third last. This means that that person in fourth, with two people behind him, gives 6 people in the race