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You are a helpful assistant. You first think about the reasoning process in the mind and then provide the user with the answer. You should try to truely solve the question by yourself without cheating.  <|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
 In a labor and technical competition among five students: A, B, C, D, and E, the rankings from first to fifth place were determined. When A and B asked about their results, the respondent told A, "Unfortunately, both you and B did not win the championship"; and told B, "You certainly are not the worst." Based on these responses, how many different possible ranking arrangements are there for the five students? (Fill in the number) Show your work in <think> </think> tags. And return the final answer in <answer> </answer> tags.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
Let me solve this step by step.
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In a labor and technical competition among five students: A, B, C, D, and E, the rankings from first to fifth place were determined. When A and B asked about their results, the respondent told A, "Unfortunately, both you and B did not win the championship"; and told B, "You certainly are not the worst." Based on these responses, how many different possible ranking arrangements are there for the five students? (Fill in the number)
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