document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=250716>Question 250716</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a 9 team league where everyone plays each other once, I figured there would be 36 games total. Was I correct? But I did not use an equation, I drew it out. What is the simple way to figure the number of games played regardless of the number of teams? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #182601 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=182601\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 9 teams and each team must play at least 8 games each. So that would make you think there are at least 72 games. But we only need one of AB and BA.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we have <BR>\n" );
document.write( "9! <BR>\n" );
document.write( "over (9-2)! 2!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "over 7!*2!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which works out to be 9*8/2=36\r<BR>\n" );
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