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Each of the six members from the Skateer University hockey team shakes hands with each of the six members of the Iceburg Tech team. How many handshakes take place?

 Feb 20, 2015

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The first person shakes 5 other hands........the second person shakes 4 other hands (he has already shaken the first person's hand)......the third person shakes three other hands  (since he has already shaken the hand of the first two), etc.

So we just have the sum of the first five numbers = 5 * 6 / 2  = 15 handshakes

 

 Feb 20, 2015
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The first person shakes 5 other hands........the second person shakes 4 other hands (he has already shaken the first person's hand)......the third person shakes three other hands  (since he has already shaken the hand of the first two), etc.

So we just have the sum of the first five numbers = 5 * 6 / 2  = 15 handshakes

 

CPhill Feb 20, 2015

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