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There are 30 towns in a country. Each of them is connected to every other by a single road. What is the maximum number of roads that can be closed in such a way that one can still reach each town from any other?

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There are 30 towns in a country. Each of them is connected to every other by a single road. What is the maximum number of roads that can be closed in such a way that one can still reach each town from any other?

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To solve this problem, we need to understand that to keep all towns connected, we need to keep at least one road open to each town. The minimum number of roads needed to connect all towns is 29 (one less than the total number of towns), which is a tree structure.

The total number of roads in the beginning is given by the formula for a complete graph, which is n*(n-1)/2, where n is the number of towns. In this case, it's 30*(30-1)/2 = 435.

So, the maximum number of roads that can be closed while still keeping all towns reachable from any other is the total number of roads minus the minimum number of roads needed.

That is 435 - 29 = 406.

So, the maximum number of roads that can be closed is 406.

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