The Greater Tacoma Quidditch Club hosted the World Quidditch Club Tournament.  a)The tournament started with 32768 teams.  If the tournament started the first round  with each team playing another team  ,then the winner stays, the loser out  format for the next round(so half the teams are eliminated each round),  how many teams were still playing after the 10th round?       b) what round was it where there were two teams left playing for the championship?

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The Greater Tacoma Quidditch Club hosted the World Quidditch Club Tournament. 

a)The tournament started with 32768 teams.  If the tournament started the first round  with each team playing another team  ,then the winner stays, the loser out  format for the next round(so half the teams are eliminated each round),  how many teams were still playing after the 10th round?    

 

b) what round was it where there were two teams left playing for the championship? 

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