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« on: March 05, 2010, 07:48:23 PM »


I'd be grateful if someone could help me out with this.

In a tournament with 100 entrants how many matches would be required in total for everyone to play everyone else once?
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« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2010, 07:49:57 PM »

1
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4
8
16
32
64
128
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« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2010, 07:57:59 PM »

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wrong
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« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2010, 07:59:01 PM »

99+98+97+.....................1

i make it about 5000

edit infact it should be exactly 5000
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« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2010, 07:59:25 PM »


think i've misunderstood the question.  my bad
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« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2010, 07:59:46 PM »

4,950
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« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2010, 08:00:23 PM »

4,950

yeah your right

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« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2010, 09:07:56 PM »




Starting at One and counting up what is the first number to have the letter "A" in?Huh?
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« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2010, 09:08:45 PM »

1000
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« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2010, 09:09:26 PM »

sorry 101
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« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2010, 09:13:28 PM »

1000

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« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2010, 09:17:25 PM »


one hundred and one

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« Reply #12 on: March 05, 2010, 09:18:44 PM »


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« Reply #13 on: March 05, 2010, 09:20:53 PM »



oops forgot he was from leeds
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« Reply #14 on: March 05, 2010, 09:26:01 PM »


I'd be grateful if someone could help me out with this.

In a tournament with 100 entrants how many matches would be required in total for everyone to play everyone else once?

x=     n2   -    n
               2

where x= Total number of matches required
          n= Number of entrants
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