Y yvon10 New member Joined Aug 24, 2013 Messages 1 Aug 24, 2013 #1 there are 5 soccer teams. If these 5 teams play every other team once. How many games will be played in a season?
there are 5 soccer teams. If these 5 teams play every other team once. How many games will be played in a season?
D Deleted member 4993 Guest Aug 24, 2013 #2 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? Click to expand... 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 Now continue.... Please share your work with us . If you are stuck at the beginning tell us and we'll start with the definitions. You need to read the rules of this forum. Please read the post titled "Read before Posting" at the following URL: http://www.freemathhelp.com/forum/th...217#post322217
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? Click to expand... 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 Now continue.... Please share your work with us . If you are stuck at the beginning tell us and we'll start with the definitions. You need to read the rules of this forum. Please read the post titled "Read before Posting" at the following URL: http://www.freemathhelp.com/forum/th...217#post322217
