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[hide]Problem
The "Middle School Eight" basketball conference has teams. Every season, each team plays every other conference team twice (home and away), and each team also plays games against non-conference opponents. What is the total number of games in a season involving the "Middle School Eight" teams?
Video Solution
https://youtu.be/Zhsb5lv6jCI?t=991
Solution
Within the conference, there are 8 teams, so there are pairings of teams, and each pair must play two games, for a total of games within the conference.
Each team also plays 4 games outside the conference, and there are 8 teams, so there are a total of games outside the conference.
Therefore, the total number of games is , so is our answer.
See Also
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