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 In a league consisting of 8 teams divided into 2
groups of 4 teams each. In each group the teams
are made to play one match against each of the
remaining teams . In a match the winner gets 2
points and the loser no points. In case of a draw
each team gets 1 point. Based on the points at the
end of the group stage the top 2 teams qualify for
the semifinals. With 2 or more than 2 teams
getting the same no. of points they are ranked
based on their goal difference. The team with a
higher goal difference is ranked higher than the
team with a lower goal difference. Goal difference
= no. of goals scored - no. of goals conceded.
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 • With A, B, C, & D being the teams in
group I , answer the following
questions.
1. Find max. points a team can get & still
not qualify for the next stage.
2. Find min. points needed for a team to
qualify for the semifinals.
3. Before the tournament commences,
what should be the no. of points that a
team should aim to ensure it qualifies
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 Scenario 1 Scenario 3
No Match W A B C D No Match W A B C D
1 A Vs B A 2 0 1 A Vs B A 2 0
2 A Vs C A 2 0 2 A Vs C A 2 0
3 A Vs D A 2 0 3 A Vs D A 2 0
4 B Vs C B 2 0 4 B Vs C 1 1
5 B Vs D B 2 0 5 B Vs D B 2 0
6 C Vs D C 2 0 6 C Vs D C 2 0
Scenario 2 Scenario 4
No Match W A B C D No Match W A B C D
1 A Vs B A 2 0 1 A Vs B A 2 0
2 A Vs C A 2 0 2 A Vs C A 2 0
3 A Vs D A 2 0 3 A Vs D A 2 0
4 B Vs C B 2 0 4 B Vs C 1 1
5 B Vs D B 2 0 5 B Vs D B 2 0
6 C Vs D C 1 1 6 C Vs D 1 1
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 No Match W A B C D No Match W A B C D
1 A Vs B A 2 0 1 A Vs B 1 1

Scenario 7
Scenario 5

2 A Vs C A 2 0 2 A Vs C A 2 0
3 A Vs D A 2 0 3 A Vs D A 2 0
4 B Vs C B 1 1 4 B Vs C B 2 0
5 B Vs D B 1 1 5 B Vs D B 2 0
6 C Vs D C 1 1 6 C Vs D 1 1

No Match W A B C D No Match W A B C D
1 A Vs B 1 1 1 A Vs B 2 0

Scenario 8
Scenario 6

2 A Vs C A 2 0 2 A Vs C 1 1
3 A Vs D A 2 0 3 A Vs D A 2 0
4 B Vs C B 2 0 4 B Vs C B 2 0
5 B Vs D B 2 0 5 B Vs D B 2 0
6 C Vs D C 2 0 6 C Vs D C 2 0

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 No Match W A B C D No Match W A B C D

Scenario 11
1 A Vs B A 2 0 1 A Vs B A 2 0
Scenario 9

2 A Vs C A 2 0 2 A Vs C 1 1
3 A Vs D 1 1 3 A Vs D A 2 0
4 B Vs C B 2 0 4 B Vs C B 2 0
5 B Vs D B 2 0 5 B Vs D B 1 1
6 C Vs D C 2 0 6 C Vs D 1 1

No Match W A B C D No Match W A B C D

Scenario 12
Scenario 10

1 A Vs B A 2 0 1 A Vs B 2 0
2 A Vs C A 2 0 2 A Vs C 0 2
3 A Vs D A 1 1 3 A Vs D A 2 0
4 B Vs C 1 1 4 B Vs C B 2 0
5 B Vs D B 2 0 5 B Vs D B 2 0
6 C Vs D C 2 0 6 C Vs D C 2 0

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 No Match W A B C D No Match W A B C D

Scenario 15
1 A Vs B A 2 0 1 A Vs B A 2 0
Scenario 13

2 A Vs C C 0 2 2 A Vs C C 0 2
3 A Vs D A 2 0 3 A Vs D A 2 0
4 B Vs C B 2 0 4 B Vs C 1 1
5 B Vs D B 2 0 5 B Vs D B 2 0
6 C Vs D 1 1 6 C Vs D D 0 2

No Match W A B C D No Match W A B C D

Scenario 16
Scenario 14

1 A Vs B A 2 0 1 A Vs B A 2 0
2 A Vs C C 0 2 2 A Vs C C 0 2
3 A Vs D A 2 0 3 A Vs D - 1 1
4 B Vs C B 2 0 4 B Vs C - 1 1
5 B Vs D B 2 0 5 B Vs D B 2 0
6 C Vs D D 0 2 6 C Vs D D 0 2

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 A B C D

1. 6 4 2 0
Find all possible
2. 6 4 1 1
3. 6 3 3 0
outcomes at the end
4. 6 3 2 1 of the group stage.
5. 6 2 2 2
6.
7.
5
5
5
5
2
1
0
1
Sixteen
8. 5 4 3 0
9. 5 4 2 1
10. 5 3 3 1
11. 5 3 2 2
12. 4 4 4 0
13. 4 4 3 1
14. 4 4 2 2
15. 4 3 3 2
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16. 3 3 3 3
 A B C D

1. 6 4 2 0 Find max. points a

2. 6 4 1 1 team can get & still
3. 6 3 3 0
not qualify for the
4. 6 3 2 1
5. 6 2 2 2 next stage.
6. 5 5 2 0 From the table 4 points.
7. 5 5 1 1 Logic:
8. 5 4 3 0 Total no of matches : 6
9. 5 4 2 1 Three teams can end with 2
10. 5 3 3 1 wins & one team will not
11. 5 3 2 2 qualify
12. 4 4 4 0 Hence 2 wins may not be
13. 4 4 3 1 enough to qualify for the
14. 4 4 2 2 next stage.
15. 4 3 3 2
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 A B C D

1. 6 4 2 0 Find min. points needed

2. 6 4 1 1 for a team to qualify for
3. 6 3 3 0 the next stage.
4. 6 3 2 1 From the table, 2 points.
5. 6 2 2 2
Logic:
6. 5 5 2 0
Total no of matches : 6
7. 5 5 1 1
A wins : 3
8. 5 4 3 0
Remaining matches : 3
9. 5 4 2 1
B vs C ends in a draw
10. 5 3 3 1
B vs D ends in a draw
11. 5 3 2 2
C vs D ends in a draw
12. 4 4 4 0
Hence 2 draws can lead to
13. 4 4 3 1
one of the teams
14. 4 4 2 2
qualifying
15. 4 3 3 2
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 A B C D
Before the tournament
1. 6 4 2 0 commences, what should
2. 6 4 1 1 be the no. of points that a
3. 6 3 3 0 team should aim to ensure
4. 6 3 2 1 it qualifies for the
5. 6 2 2 2 semifinals.
6. 5 5 2 0 From the table 5 points.
7. 5 5 1 1 Logic:
8. 5 4 3 0 Total no of matches : 6
9. 5 4 2 1 A plays :3
10. 5 3 3 1 A beats 2 teams & draws
11. 5 3 2 2 with the third team.
12. 4 4 4 0
Hence 2 wins & 1draw will
ensure qualification of the
13. 4 4 3 1
team to Semi-finals
14. 4 4 2 2
15. 4 3 3 2
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 In a league consisting of 10 teams divided
into 2 groups of 5 teams each. In each group
the teams are made to play one match
against each of the remaining teams . In a
match the winner gets 2 points and the loser
no points. In case of a draw each team gets 1
point. Based on the points at the end of the
group stage the top 2 teams qualify for the
semifinals. With 2 or more than 2 teams
getting the same no. of points they are
ranked based on their goal difference. The
team with a higher goal difference is ranked
higher than the team with a lower goal
difference. Goal difference = no. of goals
scored - no. of goals conceded.
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 Find max. points a team can get &
still not qualify for the next stage.

Logic:
Total no of matches :10
2 Lowly placed teams play 1 match
Remaining matches : 9
Three teams can end with 3 wins & one team will
not qualify
Hence 3 wins may not be enough to qualify for
the next stage.

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 Find min. points needed for a team
to qualify for the next stage.
Logic:
Total no of matches : 10
A wins : 4
Remaining matches : 6
All these matches can end in draws & all the
teams can end up with 3 Draws. Hence 3
draws can lead to one of the teams
qualifying

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 Before the tournament commences, what
should be the no. of points that a team should
aim to ensure it qualifies for the semifinals.

Logic:
Total no of matches : 10
A plays :4
A beats 3 teams & draws with the fourth team.
Hence 3 wins & 1 draw will ensure
qualification of the team to Semi-finals

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 In a league consisting of 12 teams divided
into 2 groups of 6 teams each. In each group
the teams are made to play one match
against each of the remaining teams . In a
match the winner gets 2 points and the loser
no points. In case of a draw each team gets 1
point. Based on the points at the end of the
group stage the top 2 teams qualify for the
semifinals. With 2 or more than 2 teams
getting the same no. of points they are
ranked based on their goal difference. The
team with a higher goal difference is ranked
higher than the team with a lower goal
difference. Goal difference = no. of goals
scored - no. of goals conceded.
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 Find max. points a team can
get & still not qualify for the
next stage.

Logic:
Total no of matches :15
3 Lowly placed teams play 3 match
Remaining matches : 12
Three teams can end with 4 wins &
one team will not qualify
Hence 4 wins may not be enough
to qualify for the next stage.

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 Find min. points needed for a team to
qualify for the next stage.
Logic:
Total no of matches : 15 A wins : 5 Remaining matches : 10
Remaining 5 teams draw their matches
Hence 4 draws can lead to one of the teams qualifying

Match B Vs C B Vs D B Vs E B Vs F C Vs D C Vs E C Vs F D Vs E D Vs F E Vs F Tota
l
RESULT draw draw Draw draw draw draw draw draw draw draw
B gets 1 1 1 1 4
C gets 1 1 1 1 4
D gets 1 1 1 4
E gets 1 1 1 1 4
F gets 1 1 1 1 4

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 Before the tournament commences,
what should be the no. of points that
a team should aim to ensure it
qualifies for the semifinals.
From the table 5 points.

Logic:
Total no of matches : 10
A plays :4
A beats 3 teams & draws with the fourth
team.
Hence 3 wins & 1 draw will ensure
qualification of the team to Semi-
finals

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 Sixteen teams from different
colleges participated in an inter-
college football competition. Each
of these has a different seed from
1 to 16. The sixteen teams, from
the highest seed (i.e., see 1)
through the lowest seed (i.e., seed
16), in that order, are
A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O and
P.
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 The teams are divided into two groups of eight
teams each. The first group consists of all the
odd number seeded teams (i.e., seed 1, seed 3
and see 5…) and the second group consists of
the rest of the teams. In each group, each team
plays with each of the others teams exactly
once. None of the matches in the tournament
ended in a draw. From each group, the top two
teams (i.e., the teams with the highest number
of wins) advance into the semi-finals. If more
than one team has the same number of wins,
the team with the better goal difference is
placed higher. Assume that no two teams end
up with the same goal difference.
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 In the semi-finals, the top team
from each group plays against the
team which is placed second from
the other group. The winners of
the semi finals play the finals and
the winner of the finals is said to
have won the tournament.
An upset is said to be caused
whenever a lower seeded team
beats a higher seeded team.
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 If team J won the
tournament and the total
number of upsets in the
tournament is the least
possible, then what is the
maximum possible number
of wins of team J?
(1) 5 (2) 6 (3) 7 (4) 8 (5) 9
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 If the number of upsets in
the matches involving any
team is at most three,
which is the lowest
seeded team that could
have won the
tournament?
(1) J (2) K (3) L (4) M (5) N
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 If more than half of the
number of matches in the
tournament ended up as
upsets, which is the highest
seeded team that could
have won the tournament?
(1) A (2) D (3) G (4) F (5) H

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 If team I and team M
played the finals, then
what is the least possible
number of upsets in the
tournament?
(1)6 (2)7 (3)8 (4)9 (5)10

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If E or G has to qualify, let us evolve
the logic.
LOGIC: Total Matches = 28 matches
A wins = 7 matches
Remaining Matches = 21 matches
I K M O win = 6 matches
Remaining Matches = 15 matches
C E G can win 5 matches each .
With one upset , E or G can qualify.

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 Seed 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

Team A C E G I K M O
Wins 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 28
G bt 7 5 5 5 3 2 1 0 28
C

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 If I has to qualify, let us evolve the
logic.
LOGIC: Total Matches = 28 matches
A wins = 7 matches
Remaining Matches = 21 matches
K M O win = 3 matches
Remaining Matches = 18 matches
(18/4 = 4.5 wins )
If I has to qualify it has to win 5
matches .
With 2 upsets , I can qualify.
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 Seed 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

Tea A C E G I K M O
m
Wins 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 28

I bt C 7 5 5 4 4 2 1 0 28

I bt E 7 5 4 4 5 2 1 0 28

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 If K has to qualify, let us evolve the
logic.
LOGIC: Total Matches = 28 matches
A wins = 7 matches
Remaining Matches = 21 matches
M O win = 1 match
Remaining Matches = 20 matches
(20/5 = 4 )
If K has to qualify it has to win 4
matches .
With 3 upsets, K can qualify.
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 Seed 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

Team A C E G I K M O

Wins 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 28

K bt C 7 5 5 4 3 3 1 0 28

K bt E 7 5 4 4 3 4 1 0 28

I bt C 7 4 4 4 4 4 1 0 28

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 If M has to qualify, let us evolve
the logic.
LOGIC: Total Matches = 28
A wins = 7
Remaining Matches = 21
(21/6 = 3.5 )
If M has to qualify it has to win 4
matches.
With 4 upsets, M can qualify.
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 Seed 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15
Team A C E G I K M O
Wins 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 28
M bt C 7 5 5 4 3 2 2 0 28

M bt E 7 5 4 4 3 2 3 0 28

I bt C 7 4 4 4 4 2 3 0 28
M bt K 7 4 4 4 4 1 4 0 28
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 If O has to qualify, let us evolve
the logic.
LOGIC: Total Matches = 28
A wins = 7
Remaining Matches = 21
= (21/7 = 3 )
If O has to qualify it has to win 3
matches.
With 6 upsets, O can qualify.
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 Seed 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15
Team A C E G I K M O
Wins 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 28
O bt C 7 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 28
O bt E 7 5 4 4 3 2 1 2 28
O bt G 7 5 4 3 3 2 1 3 28
K bt C 7 4 4 3 3 3 1 3 28
M bt C 7 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 28
M bt E 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 28
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 If team J won the
tournament and the total
number of upsets in the
tournament is the least
possible, then what is the
maximum possible number
of wins of team J?
(1) 5 (2) 6 (3) 7 (4) 8 (5) 9
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 Given J wins the tournament.
J can win 3 matches without causing an
upset.
Total Matches = 28 matches
B wins = 7 matches
Remaining Matches = 21 matches
L N P win = 3 matches
Remaining Matches = 18 matches
= (18/4 = 4.5 wins )
If J has to qualify it has to win 5
matches With 2 upsets , J can qualify.
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 Pool Semi Finals
Stage final

No. of 2 1 1 4
upsets
No of wins 5 1 1 7

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• If the number of upsets in the matches
involving any team is at more three,
which is the lowest seeded team that
could have won the tournament?
• (1) J (2) K (3) L (4) M (5) N
• A wins all matches and remaining teams
can win 3 matches.
• B wins all matches and remaining teams
can win 3 matches.
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 Seed 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15
Team A C E G I K M O
Wins 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 28
without
upsets
Wins 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 28
No. of 0 3 2 1 0 1 2 3
upsets
involving
the team
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• A & M qualify from 1st Group
• B & N qualify from 2nd Group
• M will be involved in 2 upsets &
• N will also be involved in 2 upsets.
• M beats B & N beats A
• M will be involved in 3 upsets & N will
also be involved in 3 upsets.
• M beats N & this is not an upset. M wins.

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 If more than half of the
number of matches in the
tournament ended up as
upsets, which is the
highest seeded team that
could have won the
tournament?
(1) A (2) D (3) G (4) F (5) H
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 Totally 59 matches are
played.
In each pool, 8C2 =28 matches
Semi finals =2 matches
Final = 1 match
A wins tournament a wins 9
matches none of which will be
upsets. Remaining matches
can be upsets which is more
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 If team I and team M
played the finals, then
what is the least possible
number of upsets in the
tournament?
(1)6 (2)7 (3)8 (4)9 (5)10

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 Seed 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15
Team A C E G I K M O
Wins 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 28
I bt A 6 6 5 3 4 3 1 0 28
M bt A 5 6 5 3 4 3 2 0 28
M bt C 5 5 5 3 4 3 3 0 28
M bt E 5 5 5 3 4 3 4 0 28
G bt C 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 0 28
K bt A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 28
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 Team I and team M can
qualify only if there are 6
upsets.
Semi finals there will be 2
upsets. Totally there will
be 8 upsets.

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