SOLUTION: James wants to be a part of an all star baseball team. Before he decides to join he wants to know how many games his team will have to win to win the championship if there are 16

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Question 493913: James wants to be a part of an all star baseball team. Before he decides to join he wants to know how many games his team will have to win to win the championship if there are 16 teams.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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James wants to be a part of an all star baseball team. Before he decides to join he wants to know how many games his team will have to win to win the championship if there are 16 teams.
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Solve: 2^x = 16
x = 4
After the 1st game there are 8 teams left
after the 2nd game there are 4 teams left
after the 3rd game there are 2 teams left
after the 4th game there is a champion
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cheers,
Stan H.
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