document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=35709>Question 35709</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if n people attened a social gathering and each person shakes hands with each of the other peopleexactly once, then the number of handshakesthat will take place is give by the formula n(n-1)= 36 handskes occured?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "FORMULA IS NC2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THAT IS N(N-1)/2=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N(N-1)=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HENCE N=9 BY INSPECTION SINCE 9*(9-1)=9*8=72 </SPAN>\n" );
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