SOLUTION: There are n teams in a league and the number of games played is given by the polynomial n2 -n =N. A woman softball leagues has 6 teams. what is the total numbers of games to be pla

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Question 426741: There are n teams in a league and the number of games played is given by the polynomial n2 -n =N. A woman softball leagues has 6 teams. what is the total numbers of games to be played??
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the total number of games is given by n^2-n then we can factor n^2-n = n(n-1).
Thus for 6 teams it's 6(6-1)=30 games.