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

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.

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