JEE MATHEMATICS MCQ: PERMUTATIONS

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In a class tournament, all participants were to play different games with one another. Two players fell ill after having played three games each. If the total number of games played in the tournament is equal to 84 , the total number of participants in the beginning was equal to

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Correct option: B

Option B (15) is correct because solving the combination equation with the given conditions yields 15 as the total number of participants.

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