The 30 members of a club decided to play a badminton single tournament. Every time a member looses a game he is out of the tournament. There are no ties, what is the minimum number of matches that must be played to determine the winner?

 

3.   The 30 members of a club decided to play a badminton single tournament. Every time a member looses a game he is out of the tournament. There are no ties, what is the minimum number of matches that must be played to determine the winner?

    (एक क्लबका ३० जना सदस्यहरूले ब्याडमिन्टन एकल प्रतियोगिता खेल्ने निर्णय गरे। हरेक पटक कुनै सदस्यले खेल हारेपछि ऊ प्रतियोगिताबाट बाहिर हुन्छ। त्यहाँ कुनै टाई छैन, विजेता निर्धारण गर्न खेल्न पर्ने खेलहरूको न्यूनतम संख्या कति हो?)

a.       35                                

b. 45                         

c. 29                                  

d. None of these