In a talent competition, half of the contestants are eliminated in each round. At the end of the nth round, 32 contestants remain. If there were 1,024 contestants at the start of the competition, what is the value of n?

The value of n is

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Hana Benton · Answer 1

It is after the fifth round that there are only 32 contestants left

1024/2=512

512/2=256

256/2=128

128/2=64

64/2=32

In a talent competition, half of the contestants are eliminated in each round. At the end of the nth round, 32 contestants remain. If there were 1,024 contestants at the start of the competition, what is the value of n?The value of n is