SOLUTION: Could you show me the steps for the following algebra word problem? When all n teams in a league play every other team twice, a total of N games are played, where N=n(squared)- n.

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Question 702778: Could you show me the steps for the following algebra word problem?
When all n teams in a league play every other team twice, a total of N games are played, where N=n(squared)- n. A soccer league has 8 teams and all teams play each other twice. How many games are played?

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Substitute 8 for n and do the arithmetic.

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