Does Anyone Know The Answer????

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Posted by Jerry Eckert, Engineer on team #140 from Tyngsboro, MA High School and New England Prototype/Brooks Automation.

Posted on 3/30/99 10:33 AM MST


In Reply to: Re: I think I have some answers!!!! posted by Jeff Bazydlo on 3/30/99 10:23 AM MST:



: : Jeff,

: : There is an error in your logic:

: : : So now situation 2. : If take an average regional number of matche say 85,
: : : (Does anyone have all the regional Q-match numbers so we can make this right)
: : : Take the 85 and double it you get 170 then take the number of teams divided
: : : by 8 (220/8=27.5)

: : You need to divide by 4 (the number of teams in each match), not 8.

: : : And take (170/27.5) you get 6.1 Q-matches per team, which
: : : is different than the 4 we think we might actually get!

: : Correcting for the error above, the result is (approximately) 3, not 6.

: : - Jerry

: But is there because there will be 8 teams running 2 matches at a time, 1 per
: stage. I have only one question what is the 4 from, I am just wondering
: because I would think that you would have 8 not 4. Let me know!

You already adjusted for that by doubling the number of matches. Each
match will still have only 4 teams participating.

- Jerry