Others
Maths Puzzle
Five teams participated in Pepsi Cup. Each team played against each other. The top teams played finals. A win fetched 2 pts and a tie 1 point
1) South Africa were in the finals
2) India defeated SA but failed to reach the finals
3) Australia lost only one match in the tournament
4) The match between India and Sri Lanka was a tie
5) The undefeated team in the league matches lost in the finals
6) England was one of the best teams that did not qualify
Q1.Who were the finalists?
i. SA & India
ii. Aus & SL
iii. SA & SL
iv. none
Q2. Who won the finals?
i. Aus
ii. SL
iii. SA
iv. Can't be determined
Q3. How many matches did India Win?
i. 0
ii. 1
iii. 2
iv. can't be determined
Q4.What was the outcome of the India England Match
i. India won
ii. England won
iii. It was a tie
iv. Can't be determined
Read Solution (Total 8)
-
- 1)SA and Aus were the finalist.
2)SA won
3)India just won 1 match
4)Eng won against Ind - 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(20) No(2)
- Q1. iv.none ( Finalists were SA and Australia.. Australia lost in only one match in the entire tournament, i.e in finals...
Q2. iii.SA ...
Q3. ii.1 ...
Q4. ii.England won (Since England was one of the best teams in the tournament..SA could've entered finals based on run rate)... - 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(7) No(2)
- 1)SA & SL were the finalists
2)SA..
3)can't be determined.
4)can't be determined. - 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(7) No(1)
- Q1 - iii. SA & SL [for..SA its given .and by point 4 its clear that the undefeated team was in the final]
Q2 - iii. SA [point 4 also clears that undefeated team i.e. SL lost the finals]
Q3 - ii. [India won only 1 match only to SA ..Aus lost match to SL only ..so Aus didn't lose with India..England was one of the best ..so it can't lose to india.. and SL was undefeated]
Q4 - ii. 2 [england was one of the best teams..so more chances are there that India lost to it]
- 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(7)
- SL did not reach in finals.
Aus reached in final as they lost only one match to SA.
If Aus did not loose to SA and lost to SL, Then SA would have lost atleast two matches, one against india and one against Australia. Then SA could not qualify for finals without Australia ( with only one defeat if possible in league ) . so Australia did not loose any match in league and lost in finals to SA. - 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(3)
- Q1. iv.none ( Finalists were SA and Australia.. Australia lost in only one match in the entire tournament, i.e in finals... Q2. iii.SA ... Q3. iv. Cannot be determined... Q4. iv. Cannot be determined...
- 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(4)
- Q1 = ans iii.
Q2 = ans ii.
Q3 = ans ii.
Q4 = ans ii. - 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(4)
- Q1 = iii. Q2 = ii. Q3 = ii. Q4 = ii.
- 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(3)
Others Other Question