Five Swimmers (Adam, Brad, Carl, Doug, and Eric) have beenpreparing for the Olym
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Five Swimmers (Adam, Brad, Carl, Doug, and Eric) have beenpreparing for the Olympics. It is now time for the swimmingtime trials. The five swimmers each compete in the fourdifferent strokes (backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, andfreestyle) The top three finishers in each event will qualifyfor the Olympic swim team in that strok. Using the followingclues, determine the order of finish in each of the fourstrokes. 1. Only one contestant qualified in all fourstrokes 2. No contestant finished last in more than oneevent 3. Adam finished better in the backstroke than he did inthe butterfly 4. Brad finished better than Doug in thebutterfly. 5. Adam finished just behind Brad and just ahead of Ericin the breaststroke 6. Doug finished just ahead of Carl in thefreestyle 7. Neither Brad nor Eric finished third in anyevent 8. Eric's finish in the backstroke was the same asDoug's in the butterfly 9. Doug only finished in the same position in thebackstroke and the freestyle 10. Carl finished in a different position in eachevent 11. Brad finished only two events in the sameposition 12. The contestant who finished second in the butterflybeat Doug in the freestyle 13. The contestant who finished first in the freestyledid not qualify in the backstroke 14. The contestant who finished fifth in the backstrokedid not finish third in the butterfly 15. No contestant finished in the same position in boththe breaststroke and the butterfly Five Swimmers (Adam, Brad, Carl, Doug, and Eric) have beenpreparing for the Olympics. It is now time for the swimmingtime trials. The five swimmers each compete in the fourdifferent strokes (backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, andfreestyle) The top three finishers in each event will qualifyfor the Olympic swim team in that strok. Using the followingclues, determine the order of finish in each of the fourstrokes. 1. Only one contestant qualified in all fourstrokes 2. No contestant finished last in more than oneevent 3. Adam finished better in the backstroke than he did inthe butterfly 4. Brad finished better than Doug in thebutterfly. 5. Adam finished just behind Brad and just ahead of Ericin the breaststroke 6. Doug finished just ahead of Carl in thefreestyle 7. Neither Brad nor Eric finished third in anyevent 8. Eric's finish in the backstroke was the same asDoug's in the butterfly 9. Doug only finished in the same position in thebackstroke and the freestyle 10. Carl finished in a different position in eachevent 11. Brad finished only two events in the sameposition 12. The contestant who finished second in the butterflybeat Doug in the freestyle 13. The contestant who finished first in the freestyledid not qualify in the backstroke 14. The contestant who finished fifth in the backstrokedid not finish third in the butterfly 15. No contestant finished in the same position in boththe breaststroke and the butterflyExplanation / Answer
Wow! What a woozie, but I think I got it. Here's a sort of table: Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle 1. Adam Doug Eric Eric 2. Carl Brad Adam Adam 3. Doug Adam Carl Doug 4. Brad Eric Brad Carl 5. Eric Carl Doug Brad Or in just another form (stroke: 1st - last): Backstroke: Adam, Carl, Doug, Brad, Eric Breaststroke: Doug, Brad, Adam, Eric, Carl Butterfly: Eric, Adam, Carl, Brad, Doug Freestyle: Eric, Adam, Doug, Carl, Brad Hope that helps!Related Questions
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