Question

A league tournament was played between the teams Australia, Bangladesh, Canada and Zimbabwe in which each team played every other team exactly once. There were no ties or abandoned matches. All the results followed the rule that in a match between two teams, the team which had won a larger number of matches out of all their previous encounters won this match. Which team won the largest number of matches?

• A. Australia
• B. Bangladesh
• C. Canada
• D. Zimbabwe

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Australia

$\begin{array}{ccc}\text{TEAM 1}& \text{TEAM 2}& \text{TEAM 3}\\ A& B& A\\ A& C& A\\ A& Z& A\\ B& C& B\\ B& Z& B\\ C& Z& Z\end{array}$