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counting and probability intermediate

Problem

During the school year, the 10 members of the chess club play a total of 900 games of chess during their practice matches. Each member plays against every other member times. What is the value of ?
Solution
Since there are 10 club members, there are pairings of members. Thus, each pair must have played games.
Final answer
20