If a runner in a marathon had the 37th fastest time and the 50th slowe

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If a runner in a marathon had the 37th fastest time and the 50th slowest time, how many runners finished the marathon?

A. 83
B. 84
C. 85
D. 86
E. 87

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littlewarthog · Answer

If the runner finished 37th, there are 36 runners faster than him. If he has the 50th slowest slowest time, there must be 49 runners slower than him.

We can therefore conclude that there are 86 runners in the marathon: 36 faster runners + 49 slower runners + 1 the runner we are asked about.

Answer D.

g106 · Answer

# of runners faster than runner x = 36
# of runners slower than runner x = 49

Total runners = 36+49+1(Runner x) = 86
Ans D

qw1981 · Answer

Lets imagine a marathon race. As per question since he is 37th fastest then he has 36 runners ahead of him. Since he is 50th slowest that means 49 runners are behind him.

Total runners=37+50=87. But since the same runner is counted twice we need to subtract 1. hence total runners =87-1=86.

Thus answer is D

itsmaverick · Answer

Imagine at the end of the race all the contestants are made to stand in a line as per the time taken to complete the race, fastest being the first and slowest as the last. Then if we count from first he is at 37 position ie he sees 36 ppl in front of him. and if counted from the last he is at 50th position including him. now to this 50 from the last till him we add the other 36 in front of him. hence 50 + 36 = 86
hence D

PareshGmat · Answer

Answer = D. 86 37 + 50 - 1 = 86 Refer diagram below (Conceptual) pos.png Addition of forward & reverse position would always given 1 more than the actual quantity

Bunuel · Answer

OFFICIAL SOLUTION:

(D) If the runner had the 37th fastest time that means 36 runners finished before the runner. If the runner had the 50th slowest time that means 49 runners finished after the runner. The total number of runners who finished the marathon is 36 + 1 + 49 = 86.

The correct answer is D.

rhine29388 · Answer

36 runners before him_______the runner himself______ 49 runners after him
So total number of runners in the race is 36+1+49 = 86
Correct answer - D

BrentGMATPrepNow · Answer

Runner had the 37th fastest time...   
So, there are 36 people IN FRONT of the runner

Runner had the 50th slowest time...  
So, there are 49 people BEHIND the runner

How many runners finished the marathon?  
We have: 
- - - - - 49 people-----the runner--------36 people------
So, the TOTAL number of runners = 49 + 1 + 36 = 86

Answer: D

Cheers,
Brent

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

The number of runners in the marathon is 50 + 37 - 1 = 86 runners. We counted the runner in the 50 slowest runners and also in the 37 fastest runners, so the runner has been double-counted. Thus, we subtact that runner one time to compensate for the double counting.

Answer: D

TheNightKing · Answer

37+50-1=86 (You should just know this in case if you dont

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