Alex, Brad, Colin, Doug, Eric and Frank had a race to school from the bus-stop and then another race from school to the bus-stop. In the first race, Brad wasn’t last and Eric finished before Colin, Frank wasn’t first but finished before Doug, Brad finished before Frank but after Alex and Colin. Alex finished four places ahead of Doug. In the second race, Alex finished two places ahead of Doug and before Eric who in turn was two places ahead of Doug and before Eric who in turn was two places behind Colin. Alex wasn’t first and nor was Brad who finished before Eric. Frank finished one place ahead of Doug.
From the information given:
- Which two boys finished in a better position in the first race than in the second race?
- Which two boys finished in the same position in the second race as they did in the first race?
Let me see which of my student(s) is first in this !
Nalin Pithwa.
Mathematics Hothouse 