Is there an equation for this? Each person must only see the each other one time. And each person cant go to the same location more than once.
2006-09-13 09:49:07 · 3 answers · asked by Dingo 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
No, 8 people can't meet only once at 8 locations. It's something like, (all the combinations)=8(n-1).
Draw all the numbers around in a circle. Draw lines from one number to the next.
OK, so you do 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 1-8. So you have a 1 table, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, but if 8 goes to all the tables, 8 doesn't need its own table. Then, 2 goes to 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, but it's already been to 1, so it doesn't go back. I'm a little fuzzy on the math equation, but just draw a line from each person to each other person in the circle, and you'll see that it's less than 8 locations.
2006-09-13 13:24:25 · answer #1 · answered by SlowClap 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shouldn't there only be 4 locations?
Otherwise each of the 8 would have to sit alone
Try this
12 34 56 78
13 24 57 68
14 23 58 67
15 26 37 48
16 25 38 47
17 28 35 46
18 27 36 45
2006-09-13 16:52:39 · answer #2 · answered by Dennis K 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What does this have to do with Education & Reference > Words & Wordplay?
2006-09-13 22:36:12 · answer #3 · answered by Noddy Boffin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋