Problem: a total of 520 players participated in a single tennis knock out tournament . what is the total number of matches played in the tournament ? ( knockout means if a player loses , he is out of the tournament ) . no match ends in a tie .
Rationale: there are 520 players , only 1 person wins , 519 players lose . in order to lose , you must have lost a game . 519 games . ans - b
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