Question

In a bike race: julie came in ahead of roger. julie finished after james. david beat james but finished after sarah. in what place did david finish? first second third fourth skip

Answer 1

To answer this problem, you just have to clearly understand each statements in the problem. As you read them, write it on a paper in chronological form. Take note of phrases like 'ahead', 'after', 'beat', etc. This will help you in ordering them. The order from first to last is:

Sarah
David
James
Julie
Roger

Thus, David is in the second place.