SOLUTION: In a soccer league consisting of the twelve sides, each team plays every other team once. How many matches are there?

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Question 1172205: In a soccer league consisting of the twelve sides, each team plays every other team once. How many matches are there?
Answer by ikleyn(52803)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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     =  = 6*11 = 66 matches.

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