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There are 50people at a party. If each person shakes hands with every other person, how many handshakes will there be? (Hint: Think about how many handshakes the first person has, then the second person, etc.)

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Answer:

1,250 hand shakes

Explanation:

If each person shakes every other person's hand, it would be 50 people x 25 shakes each= 1,250 hand shakes.

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