In the next World Cup of cricket there will be 12 teams, divided equally in two groups. Teams of each group will play a match against each other. From each group 3 top teams will qualify for the next round. In this round, each team will play against others once. Four top teams of this round will qualify for the semifinal round, where each team will play against the others once. Two top teams of this round will go to the final round, where they will play the best of three matches. The minimum number of matches in the next World Cup will bea)54b)53c)38d)none of theseCorrect answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

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To determine the minimum number of matches in the next World Cup of cricket, we need to analyze the structure of the tournament. The given information states that there will be 12 teams divided equally into two groups. Let's break down the tournament into different rounds and calculate the number of matches in each round.

Group Stage:
- There are two groups, each containing 6 teams.
- Each team in a group will play a match against every other team in the same group.
- The number of matches in each group can be calculated using the combination formula: C(n, 2) = n! / (2!(n-2)!), where n is the number of teams in the group.
- For each group, there will be C(6, 2) = 15 matches.
- Since there are two groups, the total number of matches in the Group Stage is 2 * 15 = 30 matches.

Next Round:
- From each group, the top 3 teams will qualify for the next round.
- The number of matches in this round can be calculated using the combination formula: C(n, 2) = n! / (2!(n-2)!), where n is the number of teams from each group that qualified for this round.
- For each group, there will be C(3, 2) = 3 matches.
- Since there are two groups, the total number of matches in the Next Round is 2 * 3 = 6 matches.

Semifinal Round:
- The top 4 teams from the Next Round will qualify for the semifinals.
- The number of matches in this round can be calculated using the combination formula: C(n, 2) = n! / (2!(n-2)!), where n is the number of teams in this round.
- There will be C(4, 2) = 6 matches in the Semifinal Round.

Final Round:
- The top 2 teams from the Semifinal Round will advance to the final round.
- In the final round, each team will play the best of three matches.
- Since there are 2 teams, the total number of matches in the Final Round is 2 * 3 = 6 matches.

Total number of matches:
- Adding up the matches from all the rounds, we get: 30 (Group Stage) + 6 (Next Round) + 6 (Semifinal Round) + 6 (Final Round) = 48 matches.

Therefore, the minimum number of matches in the next World Cup of cricket is 48 matches. None of the given options (A, C, D) match this result. Hence, the correct answer is option B: 53 matches.

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The number of marches in the first round = ⁶C₂ + ⁶C₂
The number of matches in the next round = ⁶C₂
The number of matches in the semifinal round = ⁴C₂.
∴the required number of matches

Note: For “best of three” at least two matches are played.

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