Joseph, Colby, and Susie are training for a marathon. On Saturday, Joseph ran

miles, Colby ran 13.1 miles, and Susie ran the direct path from the library to her house.

Which list shows the names in order from the person who ran the longest distance to the person who ran the shortest distance?

Responses

Susie, Joseph, Colby
Susie, Joseph, Colby

Joseph, Colby Susie
Joseph, Colby Susie

Colby, Joseph, Susie
Colby, Joseph, Susie

Colby, Susie, Joseph

1 answer

To determine the order from longest to shortest distance, we need to know the distance that Joseph ran. Since the problem states that he ran a certain number of miles but does not specify that distance, we can only compare Colby and Susie’s distances directly.

  1. Colby ran 13.1 miles.
  2. Susie ran the direct path from the library to her house, but we don’t know that distance.

If we assume that Susie ran less than 13.1 miles, the order would be:

  1. Colby (13.1 miles)
  2. Joseph (unknown distance, but we have no information about it)
  3. Susie (unknown distance)

Without the assumption of Susie's distance:

If we assume that Susie ran more than 13.1 miles, the order would be:

  1. Susie
  2. Colby (13.1 miles)
  3. Joseph (unknown distance)

Since we lack information about how much Joseph ran, we cannot definitively place him in the ranking.

However, since we cannot accurately place Joseph, we can conclude that "Colby, Susie, Joseph" would be a potential option if Susie's distance is ambiguous and not provided.

Overall, based on the provided responses and without Joseph's distance, we can select the most reasonable assumption as follows. If we are to choose among the responses, the one that orders confined assumptions would be:

Colby, Susie, Joseph.

If Susie ran less than 13.1 miles, this would hold. If she ran more, the answer may vary significantly; thus, given the uncertainties with Joseph and Susie, we would lack a definitive answer without the specific distance of Joseph.