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The race (Posted on 2002-05-29)

You are in a straight 400 m race. You overtake the last person.

What position are you in now?

See The Solution Submitted by Half-Mad

Rating: 2.2000 (15 votes)

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Reality check.

| Comment 21 of 26 |

Actually it's quite simple. The last person you can overtake is the the leader of the race. The first person you can overtake is the person in front of you. If you overtake the last person you can overtake you are in first place!

Posted by vilnius on 2005-08-04 05:24:26

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