Class Solution


  • public class Solution
    extends Object
    1688 - Count of Matches in Tournament.

    Easy

    You are given an integer n, the number of teams in a tournament that has strange rules:

    • If the current number of teams is even , each team gets paired with another team. A total of n / 2 matches are played, and n / 2 teams advance to the next round.
    • If the current number of teams is odd , one team randomly advances in the tournament, and the rest gets paired. A total of (n - 1) / 2 matches are played, and (n - 1) / 2 + 1 teams advance to the next round.

    Return the number of matches played in the tournament until a winner is decided.

    Example 1:

    Input: n = 7

    Output: 6

    Explanation: Details of the tournament:

    • 1st Round: Teams = 7, Matches = 3, and 4 teams advance.

    • 2nd Round: Teams = 4, Matches = 2, and 2 teams advance.

    • 3rd Round: Teams = 2, Matches = 1, and 1 team is declared the winner.

    Total number of matches = 3 + 2 + 1 = 6.

    Example 2:

    Input: n = 14

    Output: 13

    Explanation: Details of the tournament:

    • 1st Round: Teams = 14, Matches = 7, and 7 teams advance.

    • 2nd Round: Teams = 7, Matches = 3, and 4 teams advance.

    • 3rd Round: Teams = 4, Matches = 2, and 2 teams advance.

    • 4th Round: Teams = 2, Matches = 1, and 1 team is declared the winner.

    Total number of matches = 7 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 13.

    Constraints:

    • 1 <= n <= 200
    • Constructor Detail

      • Solution

        public Solution()
    • Method Detail

      • numberOfMatches

        public int numberOfMatches​(int n)