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Question 973514: At a recent baseball tournament sixteen teams were competing for the championship. If one loss eliminated a team from further competition and winning teams competed against other winning teams until the champion was determined, how many games were played?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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First round 8 games played, 4 teams left.
Second round 2 games played, 2 teams left.
Final game, 1 winner.
So,
N=8%2B2%2B1
N=11