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responses
2001 ('97) |
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y8
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6 teams play in a table tennis competition.Each team plays each of the other teams once. 1. What is the total number of games played in the competition? |
15
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15
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 30
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19
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how you worked that out: |
computational
method (not listing games)
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34
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systematic
listing of games
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29
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seemingly
random listing of games
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7
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| Commentary Only 15 percent of year 8 students determined the correct answer, with many of those who used a computational method counting each combination (game) twice. |
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