document.write( "Question 1177642: Linda, Rumi, Liz, Amy, Adam, and Sam ran an 800-meter race. Adam BEAT Liz by 7 meters. Sam beat Linda by 12 meters. Adam finished 5 meters AHEAD of Amy but 3 meters BEHIND Sam. Rumi finished HALFWAY between the first and last woman. In what order did the women finish? What were the distances between them? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Linda, Rumi, Liz, Amy, Adam, and Sam ran an 800-meter race. Adam BEAT Liz by 7 meters. Sam beat Linda by 12 meters. Adam finished\r\n" );
document.write( "5 meters AHEAD of Amy but 3 meters BEHIND Sam. Rumi finished HALFWAY between the first and last woman. In what order did the women\r\n" );
document.write( "finish? What were the distances between them?\r\n" );
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document.write( "That \"person\"/THING is WRONG!\r\n" );
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document.write( "Participation Order:\r\n" );
document.write( "1: Sam\r\n" );
document.write( "2: Adam  - 3 m behind Sam\r\n" );
document.write( "3: Amy   - 5 m behind Adam, and 8 (3 + 5) m behind Sam \r\n" );
document.write( "4: Liz   - 7 m behind Adam, and 2 (7 - 5) m behind Amy \r\n" );
document.write( "   Linda - 12 m behind Sam, and 2 [(12 - (2 + 5 + 3)] m behind Liz\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now, with Rumi finishing HALFWAY between the first and last woman (assumed to be Amy and Linda, considering Sam is male),\r\n" );
document.write( "Rumi would finish HALFWAY between the SUM of the distances between Amy and Linda, or  =  = 2 m\r\n" );
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document.write( "2 m between Amy and Linda is actually Liz’ position. So, it appears that Rumi and Liz came up TIED for 4th.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming Sam is male, and Rumi is female, then it’s:\r\n" );
document.write( "3rd: Amy\r\n" );
document.write( "4th: Liz and Rumi (TIED), and 2 m behind Amy\r\n" );
document.write( "6th: Linda - LAST, and 2 m behind 4th-place TIED runners, Liz and Rumi

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