Some question: Let us say that a table tennis tournament was going on with knock out terms which means the one who loses the match is out of the tournament. 88 players took part in that tournament. How many matches were played?
Options:
(A) 90 matches
(B) 95 matches
(C) 99 matches
(D) 85 matches
(E) 87 matches
Some stream of consciousness:
E 87 matches. The number of matches will always sum up to one less than the number of players in a knock out tournament. You may calculate it in any manner. Thus 87 matches were played. The answer: (E).