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Mark and Erik are to play a tennis tournament. The first person to win two games in a row or who wins a total of three games wins the tournament. Find the number of ways the tournament can occur.

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Let M represent that Marck has won a game and E represent Erich has won a game.


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S=\{MM, MEMM, MEMEM, MEMEE,

MEE,EMM, EMEMM, EMEME,

EMEE, EE\}

It takes no more 5 games to determine a winner. 


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