Sevnety-eight players entered a single elimination tennis tournament.How many matches were played to determine the overall champ?
please help me...and if u get the answer can you explain how you got it with a rule or a pattern
To determine the number of matches played in a single elimination tournament, we can use the formula:
Number of matches = Total number of players - 1
In this case, there were 98 players, so the number of matches would be:
Number of matches = 98 - 1 = 97
So, 97 matches were played to determine the overall champion.
The general rule or pattern is that in a single elimination tournament, each match eliminates one player from the competition. Since there can only be one champion, one player will be left standing at the end, meaning that all other players are eliminated. Therefore, the number of matches is always equal to the total number of players minus one.