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SSC CGL 2025 PYQ — Question 76

SSC CGL - 13 Sep 2025 - Shift 3 • Reasoning • Q76

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In a tournament of 8 players, each player plays every other player once. How many matches are there?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. 28.

To find the number of matches in a tournament with 8 players where each player plays every other player once, you use the combination formula.

The formula to calculate the number of ways to choose 2 players from 8 is:

(82)=8!2!(8−2)!=8×72×1=28\binom{8}{2}=\frac{8!}{2!(8-2)!}=\frac{8\times7}{2\times1}=28