Friday, 25 October 2013

16 programers are playing

16 programers are playing in a single elimination tournament. Each player has a diff erent skill level
and when two play against each other the one with the higher skill level will always win. Each round,
each programer plays a match against another and the loser is eliminated. This continues until only
one remains. How many diff erent programers can reach the round that has 2 players remaining?

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