gold15 need help with word problem

there are 5 soccer teams. If these 5 teams play every other team once. How many games will be played in a season?

yvon10 said:

there are 5 soccer teams. If these 5 teams play every other team once. How many games will be played in a season?

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If there were 2 teams only in the league - how many games would they play?

- team 1 plays with team 2

- only 1 game

If there were 3 teams only in the league - how many games would they play?

- (team 1 plays with team 2) +

(team 3 plays with team 2) +

(team 3 plays with team 1)

- only 3 games

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