Solution:

Let us first calculate the total number of matches that will be placed:
9C2 * 2
= 9! / (2!7!) * 2
= 8 * 9
= 72
Therefore, every team will play 16 matches.

Let us now glance over the cases that are possible.

Case 1:
Let us say that Team A, Team B and Team C wins 14 matches each (they lose 1 match each from the other two teams), then the Team D can win only (16 - 3 * 2) = 10 matches.

Case 2:
Suppose that, the top 4 teams win 13 matches each.
Team A will win 13 matches and will lose 3 matches from Team B, Team C and Team D.
Team B will win 13 matches and will lose 3 matches from Team A, Team C and Team D.
Team C will win 13 matches and will lose 3 matches from Team A, Team B and Team D.
Team D will win 13 matches and will lose 3 matches from Team A, Team B and Team C.

If this case actually happens, then the Team E will be able to win 8 matches at maximum as Team A, Team B, Team C and Team D will win all the matches played by E.

Case 3:
Suppose that, the top 5 teams win 12 matches each.
Team A will win 12 matches and will lose 3 matches from Team B, Team C, Team D and Team E.
Team B will win 12 matches and will lose 3 matches from Team A, Team C, Team D and Team E.
Team C will win 12 matches and will lose 3 matches from Team A, Team B, Team D and Team E.
Team D will win 12 matches and will lose 3 matches from Team A, Team B, Team C and Team E.
Team E will win 12 matches and will lose 3 matches from Team A, Team B, Team C and Team D.

If this case actually happens, Team E will win 12 matches but it still won't be able to get into the playoffs assuming that it has the lowest run rate among all.

This implies that from case 2, it is evident that a team must win 13 matches at the least to confirm its position in the playoffs.

Solution:

After analyzing the possibilities, it is obvious that my friend has better chances of winning and his average score will be lower at the end.

Let us assume that we have not completed the sequence yet and understand the possibilities. If the last toss of coin was tails, start with step 1 otherwise start at step 2.

Step 1: If either of us toss the coin to get tails, nothing will change. We both will still be at step one and we both will still be needing three more correct tosses of coin to complete our respective sequences. If we get heads, then we continue.

Step 2: If either of us tosses the coin to get heads, we stay on this very step. If we get tails, we continue.

Step 3a (me): If I tosses the coin to get tails, I will have to go back to the step one again and try till I get heads again. Thus I will need at least 3 more tosses to complete my sequence.

Step 3b (my friend): If my friend tosses the coin to get heads, he will go back to step 2 again and will try till he gets tails. In this scenario, he will need at least 2 more tosses to complete the sequence.

Clearly, he has the better opportunity to win this game.

Solution:

The figure comprises of 92 triangles.

Solution:

11550

Explanation:
There is just one way to find it out and that is the generic computing method.

The number of squares and rectangles formed = (Summation of column numbers)
= (1 + 2 + 3 +......+ 19 + 20) * (1 + 2 + 3 +......+ 9 + 10)
= 210 * 55
= 11550

Solution:

THINK

Change N to C
THICK

Change H to R
TRICK

Change I to A
TRACK

Change K to T
TRACT

Change C to I
TRAIT

Change T to N
TRAIN

Change T to B
BRAIN

Solution:

megalomaniac.

Camel (2, 4, 7, 2, 5 are Eastern beast of burden)
Main (1, 8, 10, 9 are street made famous by Sinclair Lewis)
Ago (11, 3, 6 are past)

Solution:

151 (131+20)

Explanation:
1st 7 prime numbers post 100 are
101 , 103 , 107 , 109 , 113 , 127 , 131
...Adding 20 to numbers
121 , 123 , 127 , 129 , 133 , 147 , 151

Solution:

"EUNOIA" is the shortest(length-6) word that comprises of all vowels.
But many dictionaries does no include this word.

So next comes many seven letter words that contain all vowels.
* SEQUOIA,
* EULOGIA,
* MIAOUED,
* ADOULIE,
* EUDOSIA,
* EUNOMIA
* EUTOPIA
* MOINEAU
* DOULEIA.

EUNOIA means "alertness of brain"

Solution:

89

Solution:

Amin is the terrorist

Explanation:
The message is "tstimeirorwatchretehourhtsisecondsnidialma"

Step1 :
Rewrite the above message as
"ts time iror watch rete hour htsi seconds ni dial m"

Step2:
Now remove all words related to time like (time,watch,hour,seconds,dial) and combine them.
"tsirorretehtsinima"

Step3
Reverse the word.
"tsirorretehtsinima"

Step4.
Add spaces where necessary
"tsirorret eht si nima"

Step5:
Reverse again
"amin is the terrorist"