Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

There are ten teams in a basketball league. During the season, each team plays the others five times. How many games are played in the basketball league in total?

  1. 45

  2. 85

  3. 125

  4. 225

  5. 450
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Explanation

With 10 teams, the number of unique pairings is (10 * 9) / 2 = 45. Since each pair plays 5 times, the total games are 45 * 5 = 225. The formula for games in a round-robin is [n(n-1)/2] * iterations.

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