document.write( "Question 186612: There are 5 people in a party. If each shakes the hands of the other four, how many hand shakes will there be? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "\"5 choose 2\":\r\n" );
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document.write( "Canxcel the two 2's into the 4\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%285%2Across%284%29%2A3%2A2%2A1%29%2F%28%28cross%282%29%2A1%29%283%2Across%282%29%2A1%29%29\" \r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the 3's\r\n" );
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document.write( "You are left with \"5%2A2\" or \"10\" ahndshakings.\r\n" );
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document.write( "If the people are A,B,C,D, and E, they are\r\n" );
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document.write( " 1. A shakes hands with B\r\n" );
document.write( " 2. A shakes hands with C\r\n" );
document.write( " 3. A shakes hands with D\r\n" );
document.write( " 4. A shakes hands with E\r\n" );
document.write( " 5. B shakes hands with C\r\n" );
document.write( " 6. B shakes hands with D\r\n" );
document.write( " 7. B shakes hands with E\r\n" );
document.write( " 8. C shakes hands with D\r\n" );
document.write( " 9. C shakes hands with E\r\n" );
document.write( "10. D shakes hands with E\r\n" );
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