A soccer tournament starts out with 128 teams. After each round, half of the teams are eliminated. after 6 rounds, how many teams are left.

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Malcolm Kennedy

24 January, 19:47

A soccer tournament starts out with 128 teams. After each round, half of the teams are eliminated. after 6 rounds, how many teams are left.

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Allison Deleon · Answer 1

I believe you would simply divide 128 by 1/2 6 times. First Round: 128/1/2=64 Second Round: 32 Third Round: 16 Fourth Round: 8 Fifth Round: 4 Sixth Round: 2. As long as you start out with 128 teams the first round I think the answer would be 2 teams.