Question

A local tennis club has an annual tournament to raise money. they allow a total of 128 players to enter. each round eliminates half the players. how many players will be left after 5 rounds?

A. 4 players
B. 1 player
C. 32 players
D. 8 players

Answer 1

After each of the five rounds in the tennis tournament, where the total player count is halved, there will be 4 players remaining. The correct answer is A. 4 players.

Step-by-step explanation:

The local tennis club has an annual tournament where 128 players enter, and each round eliminates half the players. To determine how many players will be left after 5 rounds, we can perform a calculation where we repeatedly divide the number of players by 2 for each round.

1. After round 1: 128 / 2 = 64 players
2. After round 2: 64 / 2 = 32 players
3. After round 3: 32 / 2 = 16 players
4. After round 4: 16 / 2 = 8 players
5. After round 5: 8 / 2 = 4 players

Therefore, the answer is A. 4 players will be left after 5 rounds.