The participants in a race consisted of 3 teams with 3 runners on each team. A team was awarded \(6-n\) points if one of

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The participants in a race consisted of 3 teams with 3 runners on each team. A team was awarded \(6-n\) points if one of its runners finished in nth place, where \(1 \le n \le 5.\) If all of the runners finished the race and if there were no ties, was each team awarded at least one point?

(1) No team was awarded more than a total of 6 points.
(2) No pair of teammates finished in consecutive places among the top five places.

Answer: A

Source: GMAT Prep