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If there are 10 persons in a party and each two of them shakes hands with each other, how many handshakes happen in the party?



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Answer:

45 handshakes

Explanation:

The number of handshakes = 10*(9)/2. The number of handshakes = 90/2. So, there are 45 handshakes that can be made between 10 people.

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