There is a swimming match that is single elimination meaning that after one loss the team is out. There are 50 swimmers in this match. How many matches are swam?  Choose one
A) 25	B) 50	C) 49	D) 15	E) 10
C   The number of matches always adds up to one less than the number of matches in a single elimination tournament. You may calculate it any way. Therefore, 49 races were swam.
<result>C</result>
There is a swimming match that is single elimination meaning that after one loss the team is out. There are 50 swimmers in this match. How many matches are swam?