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A SINGLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT IS HELDING IN WHICH 30 MEN PARTICIPATE.IF A PLAYER IS ELIMINATED AS SOON AS HE LOSES A MATCH HOW MANY MATCHS ARE REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THE WINNER
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- (n-1) matches are required ,so 29 matches are required to declare the winner(ans)
- 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(3)
- 29 matches.
Every match will result in eliminating one player. - 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(1)
- 29 matches
1st round-in 15 matches 15 players are eliminated(30-15=15)
2nd round-In 8 matches 8 players are eliminated(15-8=7)
3rd round - In 4 matches 4 players are eliminated(7-4=3)
final round-In 2 matches 2 players are eliminated(3-2=1)
15+8+4+2=29 matches - 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(1)
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