document.write( "Question 143281: Charmayne is organizing a track meet. There are 4 runners in her class. Each runner must compete one-on-one against each of the other runners in her class.\r
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Charmayne is organizing a track meet. There are 4 runners in her class. Each runner must compete one-on-one against each of the other runners in her class.
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\n" ); document.write( "How many races? : 6
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