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Question

Ms. Hamilton's eighth-grade class wants to participate in the annual three-person-team basketball tournament. The losing team of each game is eliminated from the tournament. If sixteen teams compete, how many games will be played to determine the winner?

Accepted Answer

There will be 8 games the first round, 4 games the second round, 2 games the third round, and 1 game in the final round, giving us a total of 8+4+2+1=15 games. 15.