bonanova Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Araver beat plasmid in a set of tennis, winning six games to plasmid's three. There were five service breaks (games in which the serving player lost.) Who served the first game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Thalia Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) Araver serves first. There are 9 games played. If they alternate first serves, plasmid will serve either 4 or 5 times. If it's 4 serves, to win 3 games, the (serves lost, receptions won) combinations would be (1,0) (2,1) (3,2) and (4,3). For 5 serves, it would be (2,0) (3,1) (4,2) and (5,3). Since each of the (serves lost, receptions won) is a service break, for (a,b), a+b must equal 5. The only combination fitting this is (3,2) under 4 serves for plasmid meaning Araver has 5 and serves the first game. Edited February 28, 2017 by Thalia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Araver beat plasmid in a set of tennis, winning six games to plasmid's three.
There were five service breaks (games in which the serving player lost.)
Who served the first game?
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