Problem of the Week #12 (Due March 9th)
March Madness

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The NCAA March Madness Basketball Tournament is coming soon. In each of the four regions there are 16 basketball teams.  Each team plays until they lose one game.  There is only one winner.  How many total games are played in the Tournament?

Pierce’s own March Madness will take place on March 6th, 7th and 8th with games for grades K-3 as well as a March Math Madness competition for 4th-6th grades. 

Please place solutions to the current Problem of the Week in the red "Solution Box" on the ramp, near the front office. They are due by 8am.

Stop by the Problem of the Week bulletin board by the front office to see the list of names of those who submitted answers to last week's problem, as well as a variety of solutions.  

See the Problem of the Week archive here.