Percentile Standing of Each Runner
Problem
A race series records finishing times converted to a score, grouped by age bracket. Table `runners` has columns `(runner_id, bracket_id, score)` where a higher score is better.
Within each age bracket, express each runner's standing as a percentage using the formula `(rank - 1) * 100 / (total_runners - 1)`, where `rank` is the runner's position by score (highest score is rank 1, ties share a rank), and `total_runners` is how many runners are in that bracket. The best runner gets 0 and the worst gets 100. If a bracket has only one runner, report 0. Round the result to 2 decimal places.
Return the columns `runner_id`, `bracket_id`, and `standing`.
Tables
Example rows — the live problem includes the full dataset.
| runner_id | bracket_id | score |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 650 |
| 8 | 2 | 650 |
| 7 | 1 | 920 |
Expected output
Your answer should return 5 rows with the columns runner_id, bracket_id, standing.
Starter code (SQL)
SELECT *
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