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How do you find number of handshakes at a party?

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Indestructible27

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try it out in real life, or draw it out. Basically if you have 5 people at the party and every one shakes hands (if this is what you mean) you could do this: draw 5 dots in a circle, and draw a line between every single dot, count the lines and voila you have your answer

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If ten people met at a party and they all exchanged handshakes how many handshakes were exchanged?

107 unique handshakes will be exchanged


15 friends at a party and all kisses each other then how many kisses?

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Prove that total number of people who lived on earth and made odd number of handshakes is always even?

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If every person at a party shakes the hand of every other person and there were 105 handshakes in all How many persons were present at the party?

The answer is 15 people. Each shook hands with 14 others, and there are half that many handshakes (pairs). The total number of pairs (distinct handshakes) within the group is defined by the formula T = [n!/(n-2)!] /2 Given T = 105 we get n!/(n-2)!=210 which implies n(n-1)=210 on solving we get n=15


How many people were at a party if There were 105 handshakes at a party and if each person at the party shook hands with exactly once with every other person.?

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If ten people met at a party and they all exchanged handshakes how many handshakes were exchanged?

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there are 3 people at a party if each person mis shake hands with every person at the party exactly once how many handshakes will there be?

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There are 3 people at a party If each person must shake hands with every other person at the party exactly once how many handshakes will there be?

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If there are 8 people at a party and every person shakes hands with everyone else at the party how many handshakes will there be?

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