Use Polya's four-step problem-solving strategy and the problem-solving procedures presented in this section to solve each of the following exercises. 1. Number of Games in a basketball league consisting of 12 teams, each team plays each of the other teams exactly twice. How many league games will be played?

Use Polya's four-step problem-solving strategy and the problem-solving procedures presented in this section to solve each of the following exercises. 1. Number of Games in a basketball league consisting of 12 teams, each team plays each of the other teams exactly twice. How many league games will be played?

Functions and Change: A Modeling Approach to College Algebra (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781337111348

Author:Bruce Crauder, Benny Evans, Alan Noell

Publisher:Bruce Crauder, Benny Evans, Alan Noell

ChapterP: Prologue: Calculator Arithmetic

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