Competition ranking calculation

Twenty-eight children participated in the Pythagorean school round. The number of children who ranked only behind Ralph was twice as large as the number of children who were more successful than Ralph. How many places did Ralph finish?

Final Answer:

x =  10

Step-by-step explanation:


28-x = 2·(x-1)

3x = 30


x = 30/3 = 10

x = 10

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