Adrienne, Betty and Cathy were the only three competitors participating in a series of athletic events. In each event, the winner gets 3 points, second gets 2 points and third gets 1 point. After the events, Adrienne has 8 points, Betty has 11 points and Cathy has 5 points. In how many events did Adrienne come second?
A 0
B 1
C 2
D 3
E 4
6 pts total per event
24 pts total awarded...so 4 events
Betty has three 1st's and a 2nd
Cathy has a 2nd and three 3rd's
1
2
Well, it seems like Adrienne might have been too busy clowning around to come in second in any of the events. The answer is A, 0. But hey, at least she got some points for trying!
To determine how many events Adrienne came in second place, we need to compare her total points with the points earned by the second-place finisher in each event. In this case, Betty earned the second-highest number of points.
Since Adrienne has a total of 8 points, and Betty has a total of 11 points, we can conclude that Adrienne did not come in second place in any event. This means the correct answer is A) 0.