Six people meet for a business lunch. Each person shakes hands once with each other person present. How many handshakes take place?

F i rs t p erso n − 5 s hak es han d s S eco n d p erso n − 4 s hak es han d s 3 − t h p erso n − 3 s hak es han d s 4 − t h p erso n − 2 s hak es han d s 5 − t h p erso n − 1 s hak es han d s 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 15 s hak es han d s

Answered by Anonymous | 2024-06-10

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 15 There will be 15 handshakes :)

Answered by Scryt | 2024-06-10

In total, there will be 15 handshakes when six people meet for a business lunch. Each person shakes hands with every other person present exactly once. Calculating the handshakes gives us the total: 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 15.
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Answered by Anonymous | 2024-12-23