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Thus the answer is <math>1330-945=385</math> which is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(A)}}</math>. | Thus the answer is <math>1330-945=385</math> which is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(A)}}</math>. | ||
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+ | ==Solution 2 (Cheap Solution)== | ||
+ | Since there are <math>21</math> teams and for each set of three teams there is a cycle, there are a total of <math>\tbinom{21}3=1330</math> cycles of three teams. Because about <math>1/4</math> of the cycles <math>\{A, B, C\}</math> satisfy the conditions of the problems, our answer is close to <math>1/4*1330=332.5</math>. Looking at the answer choices, we find that <math>332.5</math> is closer to <math>385</math> than any other answer choices, so our answer is <math>385</math> which is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(A)}}</math>. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{AMC10 box|year=2016|ab=B|num-b=21|num-a=23}} | {{AMC10 box|year=2016|ab=B|num-b=21|num-a=23}} | ||
{{MAA Notice}} | {{MAA Notice}} |
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Problem
A set of teams held a round-robin tournament in which every team played every other team exactly once. Every team won games and lost
games; there were no ties. How many sets of three teams
were there in which
beat
,
beat
, and
beat
Solution
There are teams. Any of the
sets of three teams must either be a fork (in which one team beat both the others) or a cycle:
But we know that every team beat exactly
other teams, so for each possible
at the head of a fork, there are always exactly
choices for
and
. Therefore there are
forks, and all the rest must be cycles.
Thus the answer is which is
.
Solution 2 (Cheap Solution)
Since there are teams and for each set of three teams there is a cycle, there are a total of
cycles of three teams. Because about
of the cycles
satisfy the conditions of the problems, our answer is close to
. Looking at the answer choices, we find that
is closer to
than any other answer choices, so our answer is
which is
.
See Also
2016 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 21 |
Followed by Problem 23 | |
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