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Brian, Zack, Dan,Jay, Ed, and Andrew want to play a two-player video game. If only two people can pay at a time, how many different pairs can they form for the first matchup?

A 12
B 36
C 15
D 30

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I think the answer is 12
User Erik Saunier
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Brian x Zack
Brain x Dan
Brian x Jay
Brian x Ed
Brian x Andrew
Zack x Dan
Zack x Jay
Zack x Ed
Zack x Andrew
Dan x Jay
Dan x Ed
Dan x Andrew
Jay x Ed
Jay x Andrew
Ed x Andrew

Those are all the possibilities. There are 15, so C would be the correct answer.
User Sanjay Manohar
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