Example 2

In sporting tournaments, teams are eliminated after they lose. The number of teams in the tournament then decreases by half with each round. If there are 16 teams left after 3 rounds, how many teams started out in the tournament?

 

Walch Education

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
exponential  function 
Target Group (Age)
14 – 18
Language
English
 
 
 
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