Simply going to factorise this:
v(v - 1) -2(1 - v):
Note 1 - v = -(v-1)
<span>v(v - 1) -2(1 - v)
</span>
<span>v(v - 1) -2(-(v - 1))
</span>
<span>v(v - 1) +2(v - 1)</span>
(v + 2)(v - 1)
Answer:
3199
Step-by-step explanation:
3387 – 45 – 46 – 48 – 49 = 3199
There are

ways of pairing up any 2 members from the pool of
contestants. Note that

so that
