Question

If everyone in the world (about 8 billion people) played a giant game of rock, paper, scissors, how many games would need to be played to determine the world champ?

Answer 1

4 billion about half of that

Answer 2

ok thx

Answer 3

and your sure right

Answer 4

Well considering these terms, you'll need to make a tier list or table, and each winner will move up a round to face the winner of the next round

Answer 5

huh

Answer 6

Considering this, there would be 8 billion games playing around the world

Answer 7

and if each game is first to 3 wins there would be 8 billion people playing till there's 3 wins, which could take a possibility of 5 rounds

Answer 8

ok

Answer 9

thx for ure help

Answer 10

yea no problem

Answer 11

ok

Answer 12

If you want to count your way through
1 game: 4 billion
2 games: 2 billion
3 games: 1 billion
4 games: 500 million
5 games: 250 million
6 games: 125 million
7 games: 62,500,000
8 games: 31,250,000
9 games: 15,625,000
10 games: 7,812,500
11 games: 3906250
12 games: 1953125
And then from there people will be chopped in half

Answer 13

4 billion

Answer 14

woah snow pretty harsh

Answer 15

xdxd anyways I was just trying to show it's not as many some might assume o-0, as in, there's not going to be 4 billion rounds -.-

Answer 16

they could always use what I posted before

Answer 17

yea but people these days want answers .-.

Answer 18

cause remember each game could last 5 rounds if the game goes to 2 - 2

Answer 19

o-0 well, then I'll just say that the problem doesn't have enough information
I was just going off that one game was one round

Answer 20

Those would be quick games

Answer 21

Well, there are 8 billion people, I dont' think you want a game that would last for years and years xd

Answer 22

the games would last for years

Answer 23

cause if someone won in Russia, and the next person won in France to face that person in Russia, someone's gotta travel to face their opponent

Answer 24

ok chill smart people

Answer 25

oh also hi snow flake

Answer 26

yea, but think about it all those hours gonna turn into days then weeks, months, then years. Too many games of rock paper scissors

Answer 27

ok wait so what do i do

Answer 28

true true