A mini challenge for soccer punters
(Disclaimer: I am not promoting gambling! But if you really choose to gamble, do it responsibly!)
I chanced upon this question while I was browsing through books on psychometric test. It was mentioned in the book that this is the hardest question that can possibly appear in the numerical reasoning test. However, I strongly believe that any punters that place bets for soccer games should be able to solve this question.
Suppose there are 6 soccer teams: Team Alpha, Team Beta, Team Delta, Team Gamma, Team Omega and Team Sigma. As usual, a team will receive 3 points if it wins a match but will not receive any point if it loses that match. However, if the game ends in draw, both teams will each receive 1 point for that game. Let us also assume that each team will play with the remaining 5 teams once for the whole season. The following is the league table for that 6 soccer teams:
No of matches played Total Points
Team Alpha 4 10
Team Beta 4 9
Team Delta 4 6
Team Gamma 4 6
Team Omega 4 1
Team Sigma 4 0
Q1) So far, how many matches have taken place?
Q2) Which of the above-mentioned team(s) can still be the champion for this season?
Q3) Which of the above-mentioned team(s) can still finish last for this season?
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