Problem:
Ms. Hamilton's eighth-grade class wants to participate in the annual three-person-team basketball tournament.
The losing team of each game is eliminated from the tournament. If sixteen teams compete, how many games will be played to determine the winner?
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Solution:
It takes games to eliminate teams.
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