The original question goes as follows:-
Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
In a tennis tournament eight different players namely A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H participated. Each player played exactly one match against each of the remaining seven players. No match ended in a draw or tie. In each match two out of the eight mentioned players contested and one player won whereas the other player lost the match. Exactly five out of the eight different players won exactly five matches each.
Additional Information Given:
1. G lost his match against each of B, C, D and E.
2. F lost his match against A but won its match against G.
Additional Information for last three questions:
G won its match against H and A lost its match against both C and D.
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Question 1.
Find the total number of matches played in the tennis tournament.
(1)24
(2)28
(3)32
(4)36
(5)40
Question 2.
How many players won exactly one match?
(1)1
(2)2
(3)3
(4)Either (1) or (3)
(5)Either (1) or (2)
Question 3.
How many matches were won by A in the tennis tournament?
(1)1
(2)2
(3)5
(4)3
(5)Cannot be determined
Question 4.
How many matches were won by F in the tennis tournament?
(1)1
(2)5
(3)2
(4)3
(5)Cannot be determined
Question 5.
If H won his match against B and C lost its match against F, then which of the following pairs of players
definitely won its match against E?
A and C
C and D
F and E
A and F
Cannot be determined
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harsh.champ on Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:13 am, edited 1 time in total.
