Huang, José, and Sam ran a 100-m dash. José did not come in second; Huang did not come in third. José’s time was 2 seconds faster than that of the oldest boy in the race. In what order did the boys finish the race?

José finished faster than the oldest boy, so he finished ahead of him. José cannot have finished third, because then nobody could finish after him. Since he also did not finish second, José finished first. Huang did not finish third, so Huang finished second and Sam finished third. The order is José, Huang, Sam.

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