Each team plays 4×3 = 12 games within its division and
15×2 = 30 games outside its division.
This initially sounds like a total 20(12+30) = 840 games,
but keep in mind that that counts each game twice (once for each team), so the correct total is 20(12+30)/2 = 420.
If 5 additional teams were adde
each team plays 4×3 = 12 games within its division and 20×2= 40 games outside its division. This initially sounds like a total 25(12+40)= 1300 games, but keep in mind that that counts each game twice (once for each team), so the correct total is 25(12+40)/2 = 650.