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    3. if you have 16 golfers and every one plays in a foursome, how many foursomes will be necessary so that each player will be included in a foursome with every other player at least once.
    if you have 16 golfers and every one plays in a foursome, how many foursomes will be necessary so that each player will be included in a foursome with every other player at least once.

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    0  Views: 1941 Answers: 2 Posted: 15 years ago
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    jjayce

    clever!
    Four (fore) can't be right as not every golfer would have played with every other golfer at least once.
    I calculated it by hand and came up with 35, but can't determine a formula that would give the answer.
    Commented 15 years ago
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      Home work again?
      15 years ago. Rating: 1
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        jjayce

        not required. how's that for a change.
        commented 15 years ago
        4 (or should i say "fore"...)
        15 years ago. Rating: 1
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