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MathNet 2026 — Part 01 Question 19

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2026 — Part 01

Question 19

In a tournament, any two players play each other. Each player gets one point per win, $1/2$ for a tie and $0$ point by defeat. Be $S$ the set of $10$ lower scores. We know that each player got half of their score by playing against players $S$.


a) what is the sum of the scores of the players of $S$?


b) Determine how many participants the tournament has. Note: Each player plays only once with each opponent.