SOLUTION: There are 9 teams that play in a soccer league. During the season each team will play each other team in the league twice. How many games will be played?

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Question 489437: There are 9 teams that play in a soccer league. During the season each team will play each other team in the league twice. How many games will be played?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Suppose each pair of teams plays one time at one's home field and 
again at the other's home field.

The home team can be chosen 9 ways.

For each of these ways to choose the home team, the away team can be
chosen 8 ways.

That 9×8 or 72 games to be played.

Edwin
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