Final answer:
The number of additional men in the top 2 is 1.
Explaination:
To arrive at this answer, we need to know the total number of men and their respective ranks. Let's say there are 10 men, and their ranks are as follows:
1. John (1st place)
2. Michael (2nd place)
3. David (3rd place)
4. Mark (4th place)
5. James (5th place)
6. Robert (6th place)
7. William (7th place)
8. Thomas (8th place)
9. Richard (9th place)
10. Charles (10th place)
Now, we can see that John and Michael are in the top 2 positions. If we subtract their ranks from the total number of men, we get the number of men who rank below them:
Total number of men - Rank of John - Rank of Michael = Number of men below John and Michael
10 - 1 - 2 = 7
So, there are 7 men below John and Michael, which means there are only two men in the top 2 positions. Therefore, to find the number of additional men in the top 2, we subtract the number of men already in the top 2 from the total number of men:
Total number of men - Number of men in the top 2 = Number of additional men in the top 2
10 - 2 = 8 (since we have already counted John and Michael as being in the top 2)
Therefore, there are exactly 8 men competing for the top 2 positions, and one more man needs to finish ahead of either John or Michael to join them in the top 2. This gives us our answer: there is exactly one more man in the top 2.