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TOM WINS AGAIN. IN THE FIRST RACE TOM RAN 100 METERS IN THE TIME IT TOOK HARRY TO RUN 95 METERS. SO IN THE SECOND RACE WHEN HARRY IS AT THE 95 METER MARK TOM WILL ALSO BE THERE (SINCE 100 - 5 = 95). SINCE TOM IS FASTER HE WILL PASS HARRY IN THE LAST 5 METERS OF THE RACE THERE ARE 99 RUNNERS IN MATT'S SCHOOL. THIS IS TRICKY. IF MATT IS THE FIFTIETH FASTEST RUNNER, HE WOULD BE NUMBER 50 IN THE SEQUENCE 1, 2, 3...50. TO BE THE FIFTIETH SLOWEST, HE'D HAVE TO BE NUMBER 50 IN THE SEQUENCE 50, 51, 52...99, SINCE THERE ARE FIFTY NUMBERS FROM 50 TO 99 INCLUSIVE "SIX DOZEN DOZEN" IS GREATER. "SIX DOZEN DOZEN" IS 6 X 12 X 12. "HALF DOZEN DOZEN" IS 1/2 X 12 X 12 THE STUDENT IS DOUBLE COUNTING A LOT OF THE DAYS. A LOT OF THE TIME SPENT SLEEPING, EATING, AND RELAXING OCCURS DURING WEEKENDS AND THE SUMMER. WEEKENDS ALSO OCCUR DURING THE SUMMER, SO ALL OF THESE HOURS ARE GETTING COUNTED SEVERAL TIMES. AND, SCHOOL IS NOT AN ALL DAY AFFAIR. SO THE 4 DAYS ACTUALLY REPRESENTS MORE DAYS OF SCHOOL. IF SCHOOL IS 6 HOURS PER DAY, THOSE FOUR DAYS REPRESENTS 16 DAYS OF SCHOOL