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− | 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 \cdot 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 and that the next closest is | + | 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 \cdot 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 and that the next closest is<math>665</math> which is twice <math>332.5</math>, so our answer is <math>385</math> which is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(A)}}</math>. |
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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 1
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 and that the next closest is
which is twice
, so our answer is
which is
.
Speaking of cheap solutions, you can let the teams be and have
beat
and lose to
You can choose any random team as
for
ways but overcount since set, so divide by
so multiply by
Now we can proceed w/casework (which isn't too hard). Eventually you realize the sum is
.
See Also
2016 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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