Let us say that a table tennis tournament was going on with knock out terms which means the one who loses the match is out of the tournament. 88 players took part in that tournament. How many matches were played?
Options:
(A) 90 matches
(B) 95 matches
(C) 99 matches
(D) 85 matches
(E) 87 matches

E 87 matches. The number of matches will always sum up to one less than the number of players in a knock out tournament. You may calculate it in any manner. Thus 87 matches were played. So the answer is: (E).

In what time a sum of money double itself at 6% per annum simple interest?
Options:
(A) 33 1/8%
(B) 33 1/3%
(C) 83 1/3%
(D) 33 4/3%
(E) 16 2/3%

P = (P*6*R)/100
R = 16 2/3% So the answer is: (E).

The average of seven numbers is 18. The average of first three numbers is 16 and the average of last three numbers is 20. What is the middle number?
Options:
(A) 20
(B) 22
(C) 25
(D) 18
(E) 24

The total of seven numbers = 7X18 = 126
The total of first 3 and last 3 numbers is = 3 X 16+3 X 20 = 108
So, the middle number is (126 - 108 ) = 18 So the answer is: (D).

Sarah's seafood restaurant gets a delivery of fresh seafood every day, 6 days per week, and her delivery company charges her dollars per delivery plus cents per item delivered. If lst week Sarah's seafood restaurant had an average of x items per day delivered, then which of the following is the total cost, in dollars, of last week's deliveries ?
Options:
(A) 6cdx/100
(B) d + 6cx/100
(C) 6d + xc/100
(D) 6d + 6xc/100
(E) 6cdx

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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Answer will be D. Straightforward question. So the answer is: (D).