Mary was both 13th highest and 13th lowest in a spelling contest. how many people were in the contest?
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25 people. because from the top there are 12 other before 13th mary. and below mary there are 12 more. hence 12 +1 +12 =25.
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There were total 25 people in the contest.
It can be very easily computed as when there is only one scenario in which Mary can be both 13th highest and 13th lowest in a contest, which is when there are 25 contestants in total.
Among 25, 13th is the number that lies in the exact middle and perfectly matches the question asked in the puzzle. Therefore, the total number of contestants were 25.
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