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In a soccer championship

2004

teams are subscribed. Because of the extremely large number of teams the usual rules of the championship are modified as follows: a) any two teams can play against one each other at most one game; b) from any

4

teams,

3

of them play against one each other. How many days are necessary to make such a championship, knowing that each team can play at most one game per day?

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