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. 450 players took part in that tournament.
How many matches were played?  Choose the correct choice:
A) 449 matches.	B) 88 matches.	C) 77 matches.	D) 66 matches.	E) 55 matches.
Solution:   449 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 449 matches were played.   449 matches.nswer 449 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. 450 players took part in that tournament.
How many matches were played?