Petya and Vasya participated in a cycling race. All participants started simultaneously and showed different times at the finish line. Petya finished right after Vasya and ended up in tenth place. How many people participated in the race if Vasya was fifteenth from the end?
Since Pete ended up in tenth place, and Vasya finished ahead of him, Vasya took ninth place. Vasya was fifteenth from the end, meaning 14 people finished after him. Therefore, 23 people participated in the race.

## Answer

23 people.