document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=935853>Question 935853</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many football games are played if each of the nine football teams in a certain conference plays each of the other teams in that conference once?Please help me solve this question. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #569208 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=569208\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many football games are played if each of the nine football teams in a certain conference plays each of the other teams in that conference once?Please help me solve this question.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Number the teams 1,2,3...9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 plays the other 8 teams:: 8 games<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 plays the other 7 teams:: 7 games<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 plays the other 6 teams:: 6 games<BR>\n" );
document.write( "etc.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 plays the 9th team::::::: 1 game<BR>\n" );
document.write( "------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans::: 8+7+6+...+3+2+1 = 9*4 = 36 games<BR>\n" );
document.write( "======================<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=========== </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );