A soccer team played \(25\%\) more matches year on year in the second year of its formation. It won \(84\%\) of the matc

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A soccer team played \(25\%\) more matches year on year in the second year of its formation. It won \(84\%\) of the matches it played in the second year, which was an improvement of \(5\%\) over the percentage of matches won in the first year. In the third year, the team played \(4\%\) fewer matches year on year but lost only \(12.5\%\) of the matches it played, which was one less than the number of matches lost by the team in the second year. Which of the following statements must be correct?

I. The team lost the same number of matches in the first year and the second year.
II. The team won the same number of matches in the second year and the third year.
III. The team played five more matches in the third year than the first year.

A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I, II, and III
E. None of the above

Answer: E

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