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3-person competition

Source: Portugal OPM 1995 p5

May 18, 2024
combinatorics

Problem Statement

Rosa dos Ventos, Aurora Boreal and Manuela do Norte organized a competition between them last weekend, consisting of several athletics events. The winner in each test obtained xx points, the second placed yy points and the third placed zz points (x,y,zNx,y,z \in N and x>y>zx >y>z). The final result of the competition, obtained by adding up the scores in each event, was Rosa had 2222 points, Manuela had 99 points, Aurora had 99 points. In how many tests did they compete and who came second in the high jump knowing that the Manuela won the 100100 meters and no one gave up in any race?
[hide=official wording]Rosa dos Ventos, a Aurora Boreal e a Manuela do Norte organizaram no passado fim de semana uma competi¸c˜ao entre elas, consistindo em v´arias provas de atletismo. A vencedora em cada prova obteve x pontos, a segunda classificada y pontos e a terceira classificada z pontos (x,y,z ∈ IN e x >y>z). O resultado final da competi¸c˜ao, obtido por soma das pontua¸c˜oes em cada prova, foi Rosa 22 pontos Manuela 9 pontos Aurora 9 pontos Em quantas provas competiram e quem ficou em segundo lugar no salto em altura sabendo que a Manuela ganhou os 100 metros e que ningu´em desistiu em nenhuma prova?