Question
Question: 8 players P<sub>1</sub>, P<sub>2</sub> ...........P<sub>8</sub> play in a knockout tournament whenev...
8 players P1, P2 ...........P8 play in a knockout tournament whenever Pi plays with Pj then Pi wins if i < j. They are drawn in pairs at random in each round. Then the probability that P4 reaches the final is
A
1/35
B
34/35
C
31/35
D
4/35
Answer
4/35
Explanation
Solution
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8