SOLUTION: Ahc�ne, Nabil and Paul play each other in a tournament. Each game has a winner and a loser. The winner of the tournament is the first to win 10 games and the tournament ends when a

Question 291049: Ahc�ne, Nabil and Paul play each other in a tournament. Each game has a winner and a loser. The winner of the tournament is the first to win 10 games and the tournament ends when a winner is found. They play each other in the order: Ahc�ne vs. Nabil, Ahc�ne vs. Paul, and Nabil vs. Paul, repeating this order until the tournament ends. What is the smallest possible number of games in the tournament?
(A) 10 (B) 13 (C) 14 (D) 15 (E) 20

Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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