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A knockout competition has 60 teams entering. How many matches need to be played?

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A knockout competition has 60 teams entering. How many matches need to be played?
posted Oct 15, 2017 by anonymous

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59 matches.
There can be only one and each match eliminates only 1 team.

answer Oct 15, 2017 by Jcm
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Add your solution....59

answer Oct 16, 2017 by Thillairajan
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Answer:
59 matches.
There can be only one and each match eliminates only 1 team.

answer Oct 17, 2017 by Mogadala Ramana



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