Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H live on eight different floors of a building numbered 1 to 8 from bottom to top. Each ran a different distance...

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Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H live on eight different floors of a building numbered 1 to 8 from bottom to top. Each ran a different distance in a marathon: 2300 m, 3800 m, 5000 m, 6300 m, 6400 m, 7200 m, 9100 m, and 10000 m. Given the following clues:

  • The person who ran 5000 m lives on an even-numbered floor above floor 5.
  • Exactly three people live between the one who ran 5000 m and G.
  • The person who ran 9100 m lives immediately above E.
  • Exactly two people live between the one who ran 9100 m and A.
  • A does not live on the topmost floor.
  • The total distance run by people living on floors 3 and 6 is 11400 m.
  • The person who ran 6300 m lives immediately above the one who ran 3800 m.
  • Neither E nor A ran 6300 m.
  • Exactly two people live between B and the one who ran 6300 m.
  • The person living immediately below D ran a distance more than B but not the most.
  • No one lives between H and the one who ran 7200 m.
  • E did not run 7200 m.
  • The person who ran 10000 m lives immediately above D.
  • C and G together ran 16300 m, with C running more than G.

Question: Who lives immediately above the person who ran 7200 m?

Options

A.

The one who ran for 10000 m10000 \text{ m}

B.

H

C.

F

D.

The one who ran for 3800 m3800 \text{ m}

E.

A

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