Solve the problem.Find the number of games played in a round robin tournament for the given numbers of teams. In a round robin tournament every team plays every other team once.Look for a pattern. Find the number of games played in a round robin tournament involving n teams. Find the number of games played in a round robin tournament involving 16 teams.

What will be an ideal response?


6 teams: 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 15 games
7 teams: 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 + = 21 games
n teams :   games
16 teams: 120 games

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