SOLUTION: There are 9 teams that play in a soccer league. During the season each team will play each other team in the league twice. How many games will be played?

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Question 489437: There are 9 teams that play in a soccer league. During the season each team will play each other team in the league twice. How many games will be played?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
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Suppose each pair of teams plays one time at one's home field and 
again at the other's home field.

The home team can be chosen 9 ways.

For each of these ways to choose the home team, the away team can be
chosen 8 ways.

That 9×8 or 72 games to be played.

Edwin