document.write( "Question 886544: I have combination word problem - 12 people are at a party and they all exchange handshakes. How many handshakes are exchanged?\r
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I have combination word problem - 12 people are at a party and they all exchange handshakes. How many handshakes are exchanged?\r
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document.write( "All this involves is the number of groups of 2 that can be formed by 12 people, and as person 1 doesn't shake
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document.write( "hands with him/her self, and since person 1 shaking hands with person 2 is the same as person 2 shaking hands
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document.write( "with person 1, order is UNIMPORTANT, thereby leading to the calculation of the combination of 12 persons,
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document.write( "choosing 2, or , or  handshakes. \n" );
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