in a certain tournament certain rules are followed: any player is eliminated the moment he losses for the third time (irrespective of how many wins he has), any player can play another player any number of times. If 512 contestants enter the tournament what is the largest number of games that could be played?	Choose the correct choice from the following options
A) 1535  B) 1533  C) 1536  D) 1534  E) 1556
Explanation :   As there are 512 contestants , 511 contestants must be eliminated so that there can be only 1 winner.   In a single match there is only 1 loss and for elimination of a contestant he must lose 3 matches;   therefore for eliminating 511 contestants , the nos of matches required is : 511 x 3 = 1533   The last contestant i.e the winner can also lose a maximum of 2 matches.   So the maximum nos of games that could be played is  1533+2= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 1533+2</gadget>
<output>1_535</output>
1535   1535nswer : 1535
<result>A</result>
in a certain tournament certain rules are followed: any player is eliminated the moment he losses for the third time (irrespective of how many wins he has), any player can play another player any number of times. If 512 contestants enter the tournament what is the largest number of games that could be played?