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Final Answer:
Amy — Red Captain, 2nd place
Cathy — Green Captain, 1st place
Frank — Black Captain, 4th place
James — Purple Captain, 3rd place

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Explanation:
Let’s go step by step using the clues.

Clue 1: *Amy was the captain of the red team and did not finish last.*
→ So Amy = Red Captain. She is not 4th.

Clue 2: *The team that placed first wore black jerseys.*
→ So 1st place = Black Captain.

Clue 3: *The purple team placed third with James as captain.*
→ So James = Purple Captain, and he got 3rd place.

Clue 4: *Cathy’s team did not place 4th.*
→ Cathy ≠ 4th.

Now let’s fill in what we know:

- James = Purple Captain, 3rd place ✔
- Amy = Red Captain, not 4th → possible places: 1st, 2nd, or 3rd — but 3rd is taken by James, so Amy = 1st or 2nd.

From Clue 2: 1st place = Black Captain.
So whoever is Black Captain is 1st.

That means Amy (Red Captain) cannot be 1st — because 1st must be Black Captain.
So Amy must be 2nd.

So far:
- Amy: Red Captain, 2nd
- James: Purple Captain, 3rd
- 1st: Black Captain
- Remaining captains: Black and Green
- Remaining people: Cathy and Frank
- Remaining places: 1st and 4th

Clue 4: Cathy ≠ 4th → so Cathy must be 1st, and Frank must be 4th.

Then:
- Cathy = 1st → and 1st = Black Captain → so Cathy = Black Captain
- Frank = 4th → remaining captain is Green → Frank = Green Captain? Wait — no! Let’s check captains used:

Captains: Red (Amy), Purple (James), Black (Cathy), so only Green left → Frank must be Green Captain.

But wait — clue 2 says “the team that placed first wore black jerseys” — that matches Cathy = Black Captain, 1st.

And Frank is left: Green Captain, 4th.

Double-check all clues:
1. Amy = Red Captain, not last → she’s 2nd ✔
2. 1st = Black jerseys → Cathy = Black Captain, 1st ✔
3. Purple team = 3rd, James captain → James = Purple, 3rd ✔
4. Cathy ≠ 4th → she’s 1st ✔

All good!

So final assignment:
- Amy: Red Captain, 2nd
- Cathy: Black Captain, 1st
- Frank: Green Captain, 4th
- James: Purple Captain, 3rd