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No horse finished ahead of Cold Molasses, and no horse finished behind Bag O'Bones. Also, no horse finished between Cold Molasses and Three-Leg Charlie. Therefore (assume no ties):

A) Cold Molasses finished second or third.

B) Bag O'Bones came in fourth or better.

C) Three-Leg Charlie finished either second or third.

D) Three-Leg Charlie may have finished first, but at least he did not finish last.

E) Bag O'Bones finished ahead of Cold Molasses.

Can anyone please explain me the answer as i could not find any correct answer from the given options.

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From the given data i could understand the following:

-------H (3rd)
---------------CM (1st)
---B (4th)
-----------TLC (2nd)

Following two scearios possible !!!

TLC-----CM---H ----BB
CM-----TLC---H----BB

hence :
A-> CM cannot be third
B->BagOBones cant be better than fourth -> eliminate
C-> finished third is wrong
D->Perfect may have finshed first but never last
E->this is wrong in both the cases as shown above
IMO D
Whats the OA?
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How is TLC-----CM---H ----BB a valid scenario considering "No horse finished ahead of Cold Molasses"
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The OA given is C
But can someone explain how is it possible
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The OA given is C
But can someone explain how is it possible


CM was first and no horse finished between CM and TLC, so TLC had to be second
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I'm in doubt with C. CM is first, so TLC is the second. It can't finish third. I agree with B, because BOB could finish third, if are only the 3 horeses in the race. What is the source of this question?
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None of the option is completely correct. Only C is half true..
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Found this question in 800score.com



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