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1993 AMC 8
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1993 AMC 8
Problems
(1)
Not finishing third in a race
Source:
6/28/2011
Five runners,
P
P
P
,
Q
Q
Q
,
R
R
R
,
S
S
S
,
T
T
T
, have a race, and
P
P
P
beats
Q
Q
Q
,
P
P
P
beats
R
R
R
,
Q
Q
Q
beats
S
S
S
, and
T
T
T
finishes after
P
P
P
and before
Q
Q
Q
. Who could NOT have finished third in the race?
(A)
P
and
Q
(B)
P
and
R
(C)
P
and
S
(D)
P
and
T
(E)
P
,
S
and
T
\text{(A)}\ P\text{ and }Q \qquad \text{(B)}\ P\text{ and }R \qquad \text{(C)}\ P\text{ and }S \qquad \text{(D)}\ P\text{ and }T \qquad \text{(E)}\ P,S\text{ and }T
(A)
P
and
Q
(B)
P
and
R
(C)
P
and
S
(D)
P
and
T
(E)
P
,
S
and
T
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