How many handshakes will there be if six

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2022-03-21

How many handshakes will there be if six persons greet each other at a meeting by shaking each other's hands?

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Ian Adams

Ian Adams

Skilled2022-04-21Added 163 answers

If there are 6 people each person has 5 handshakes to make. But each time a handshake occurs there are 2 people involved. This means that you only need 12 (6 × 5 ) = 15.

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