Problema Solution
If there are X teams in a league and each team plays every other team twice, then the total number of games (N) to be played is given by N=x^2-x. A chess league has 13 teams. What is the total number of games to be played if each team plays every other team twice.
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X = 13
N = 13^2 - 13
N = 169 - 13
N = 156 games
the total number of games is 156.