P, Q and R played a number of card games, which required three players per game. Each game had only one winner and there were no draws. Each player scored 5 points for a win and lost 3 points for a loss. At the end, P had –20 points, Q had –12 points and R had 12 points. How many games did the three play in all?
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a) 30 b) 20 c) 15 d) 18 e) 10
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Ans b. 20
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ReplyDeleteLet the total number of matches be n
the winner gets 5n points in total and the losers loose 2x3n , total of 6n
5n-6n=total points of all three players
-n=-20
n=20
rightly done by both of u !
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