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Question 319606: a baseball league they want to have each team play each other team twice.They schedule 306 games.How many teams are there?
Answer by Greenfinch(383) About Me  (Show Source):
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306 is 2 x 3 x 3 x 17 or 18 x 17
With 18 teams, there will be 9 games in each round and they will play against the 17 others.
So, there are 18 teams in the league