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6 MEN ARE REQUIRED TO PACK 60 PACKETS IN 60 MINUTES. 6 MEN PACK 6 BOXES IN 6 MINUTES 6 MEN PACK 1 BOX IN 1 MINUTE 6 MEN PACK 60 BOXES IN 60 MINUTES 149 (150 - 1) GAMES, SINCE ALL BUT ONE LOSE ONE GAME. TO MAKE IT SIMPLER, ASSUME THERE ARE 3 MEMBERS. ONLY 2 GAMES NEED TO BE PLAYED TO DETERMINE THE CHAMPION 29 MATCHES ARE REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THE WINNER. EVERY TIME A MATCH IS HELD, ONE PLAYER IS ELIMINATED AND TO ELIMINATE 29 OF THE 30 PLAYERS, 29 MATCHES ARE REQUIRED IT WILL TAKE 10.5 SECONDS FOR THE CLOCK TO STRIKE 10. WHILE STRIKING 7, THE CLOCK STRIKES THE FIRST GONG AT 7 O'CLOCK AND IT STRIKES 6 MORE AT REGULAR INTERVALS. THESE 6 INTERVALS TAKE 7 SECONDS, SO THE INTERVAL BETWEEN GONGS IS 7⁄6 SECONDS. HOWEVER TO STRIKE 10, THERE ARE 9 INTERVALS EACH TAKING 7⁄6 SECONDS. THIS ADDS UP TO A TOTAL OF (9 X 7⁄6) 10.5 SECONDS