A anonymous Guest Mar 11, 2009 #1 A singles tennis tournament has 32 players. When a player loses, that player is eliminated. How many matches must be played before there is a winner?
A singles tennis tournament has 32 players. When a player loses, that player is eliminated. How many matches must be played before there is a winner?
H hhlvr20 Guest Mar 11, 2009 #2 use factorial (its algebra) so in a calc. id be 32! but by hand itd be 32*31*30...
