document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=799362>Question 799362</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> when all n teams in a league play every other team twice, a total N games are played, where N= n^2-n. A soccer league has 8 teams and all play each other twice. How many games are played? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #482633 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=thejackal><B>thejackal(72)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=thejackal><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=thejackal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=482633\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> f(N) = n^2-n<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(N) = 8^2-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(N) = number of games = 56 </SPAN>\n" );
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