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20 teams play in a hockey tournament and get 3 points for a win and 1 point each for a draw. If each team plays the other exactly once and the total number of points won by the teams is 530, how many games were drawn?

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C. 45
D. 50
E. 55

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20 teams play each other, so the total matches is 20C2 = 190 matches.

Let x be the matches that is drawn.

Winning team gets 3 points, Losing team gets 0 points, and when draw each team gets 1 point each (total draw points awarded is a multiple of 2)

(190- x) *3 + 2x = 530

570 -3x + 2x = 530

40 - x = 0

Matches drawn = 40

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20 teams play in a hockey tournament and get 3 points for a win and 1 point each for a draw. If each team plays the other exactly once and the total number of points won by the teams is 530, how many games were drawn?

A. 35
B. 40
C. 45
D. 50
E. 55

Total matches = 20C2 = 190
Let x be draws and (190-x) result in win-loss situations
For each draw the two teams involved get 1+1 = 2 points and for a win-loss case, the two teams involved get 3+0 = 3 points
Thus, we have: 2x + 3(190-x) = 530
=> 570-x = 530
=> x = 40

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