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Type 12-2 The World Cup
Korea wants to win the 2010 World Cup. If games are played
according to the rules below, how many matches must Korea play
in order to win the World Cup?
32 countries are divided into 8 groups for the preliminary round,
which is a league system. The teams in 1st and 2nd places of each
group go on to the tournament stage of the competition.
The winner of the tournament stage is the winner of the World Cup.
The countries that lose in the semi-finals play against each other for
3rd or 4th place.
1 How many matches does each country play in the preliminary round?
2 How many countries make it to the tournament stage?
3 How many matches are played in the tournament stage?
4 How many matches must Korea play in order to win the World Cup?
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Korea wants to win the 2010 World Cup. If games are played
according to the rules below, how many matches must Korea play
in order to win the World Cup?
32 countries are divided into 8 groups for the preliminary round,
which is a league system. The teams in 1st and 2nd places of each
group go on to the tournament stage of the competition.
The winner of the tournament stage is the winner of the World Cup.
The countries that lose in the semi-finals play against each other for
3rd or 4th place.
1 How many matches does each country play in the preliminary round?
2 How many countries make it to the tournament stage?
3 How many matches are played in the tournament stage?
4 How many matches must Korea play in order to win the World Cup?
106 NUMINO Challenge B2
