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. 100 players took part in that tournament.
How many matches were played?	Choose the correct choice from the following choices: A) 99 matches. B) 88 matches. C) 77 matches. D) 66 matches. E) 55 matches.
Solution:   99 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 99 matches were played.   99 matches.nswer 99 matches.
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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. 100 players took part in that tournament.
How many matches were played?