a bowling league has 16 teams. during a single elimination tournament, the winner of each match goes on to the

Question

rest of question: next round. how many matches does the winning team need to play?

wats the answer. can u show me the work?

Answer 1

the first round brings the amount of teams to down 8
the next round brings the amount of teams down to 4
the next round brings the amount of teams down to 2
the final round brings the amount of teams to 1

the winning (and losing) teams played 4 matches