GRE Question of the Day (December 1st)

Math

10 teams (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J) participate in a soccer tournament in which each team plays every other team once.
For each game played, points are awarded to the teams as follows:

• 0 points for losing the game
• 1 point each or tying the game

2 points for winning the game

After all the games are played, we learn that:
- teams A, B, C, D and E each won 5 games and tied 3 games.
- teams F, G, H and I each tied 2 games and lost 5 games.

How many games did team J lose?
A) 0
B) 2
C) 4
D) 6
E) 8

Correct Answer - E - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)

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