FIRST QUESTION:YOU ARE A PARTICIPANT IN A RACE. YOU OVERTAKETHE...

FIRST QUESTION:
YOU ARE A PARTICIPANT IN A RACE. YOU OVERTAKE
THE SECOND PERSON. WHAT POSITION ARE YOU IN?
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ANSWER :IF YOU ANSWERED THAT YOU ARE FIRST,
THEN YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY WRONG! IF YOU OVERTAKE THE
SECOND PERSON AND YOU TAKE HIS PLACE, YOU ARE IN SECOND PLACE!

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SO SHOULD THE QUESTION THEREFORE BE WHAT POSITION were
YOU IN ... RATHER THAN ARE YOU IN. ???

Not trying to be too serious, just accurate and logical - well trying to be... think in terms of the America's cup race - if old enough... two boats Australia 2 overtook the second boat (past tense) now what position are you in now? ABSOLUTELY FIRST OF COURSE.

Thanks