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2 hours ago, Endy0816 said:

Five children are racing 10 kilometers. Four boys Jim, Nick, Dan, Bill and a girl Susan.

Dan wins after running 3 kilometers. Bill and Jim run 6 kilometers and tie for third.

Which boys run 10 kilometers?

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Nick

 

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24 minutes ago, MigL said:

Just semantics, but...

You can't win a 10km race after  running 3km.
Although you can be leading.

True but we imo don't know who won the 10 km. We know that Dan won after running 3 km.  We don't know what he exactly won. Maybe Dan won a sprint at  3km.

 

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The five children "raced", not necessarily running?

Dan wins after running during 3 of the 10 kilometers; he could walk faster than the others could run so he walked the remaining 7 km.  Bill and Jim run 6 kilometers and tie for third, they decided to walk the rest without competing, they were already far ahead of the last competitor but had no hope of reaching 2nd or 1st place.

Which boys run 10 kilometers? Only one boy left: Nick. He could run all the way but had to take lots of breaks. Or run all 10 km without pause but at a too slow pace.

I cant figure out if Nick or Susan was second.

 

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52 minutes ago, Raider5678 said:

Dan won the 10 kilometer race by winning a 3 kilometer sprint?

Doesn't follow. I think he left something out.

"Dan wins after running 3 kilometers"

That doesn't mean Dan won the 10 km.

In the Tour  de France for example you can often win points/time by reaching certain goals in between start and finish as first....that doesn't mean you reached the finish as first.

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On 12/31/2018 at 9:02 PM, Endy0816 said:

Dan wins after running 3 kilometers.

 

1 minute ago, MigL said:

Don't want to spoil your humorous quote from long ago, in a galaxy far, far away...

But a "parsec' is a measure of distance, not time.

So is a kilometre, and I think that  may have been the point.

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2 hours ago, MigL said:

But a "parsec' is a measure of distance, not time.

Heard an interesting theory once(not specifically in line with what the creator said) that mentions it's possible that it really meant that they'd found a much shorter path through the Kessel. 

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