A game of mistle consists of 4 teams; 3 teams lose and 1 team wins. Thirty one teams enter a mistle tournament. For each round of competition, games are played with 5 teams and any team who can not be assigned to a game gets a “bye” to the next round. How many games must be played to determine the tournament champion?

A game of mistle consists of 4 teams; 3 teams lose and 1 team wins. Thirty one teams enter a mistle tournament. For each round of competition, games are played with 5 teams and any team who can not be assigned to a game gets a “bye” to the next round. How many games must be played to determine the tournament champion?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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