document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=72152>Question 72152</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A team is eliminated from the Central Indiana Women's Basketball Tournament when it loses a game. If there are 30 teams playing in the tournament, how many games will need to be played to determine a champion? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #51581 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=51581\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My answer is 29 games<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First, there are 15 games with 2 teams per games<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is 1 winner for each game, so 15 teams survive<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now 7 games are played with 2 teams per game and 1 team left over<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From the 7 games, 7 teams survive plus the leftover team = 8 teams<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 8 teams play 4 games and 4 teams survive<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 4 teams play 2 games amd 2 teams survive<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 2 teams left play each other and the champ survives<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15 + 7 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 29 answer </SPAN>\n" );
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