Let us say that a table tennis tournament was going on with knock out terms which means the one who loses the match is out of the tournament. 101 players took part in that tournament. How many matches were played?\nOptions:\n(A) 90 matches\n(B) 95 matches\n(C) 99 matches\n(D) 100 matches\n(E) 87 matches Think first, then make a decision. Some random thoughts:
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D\n100 matches. The number of matches will always sum up to one less than the number of players in a knock out tournament. You may calculate it in any manner. Thus 100 matches were playe So the answer is (D).
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