engineering intelligence MCQ #950

There are 5 people in a room. If each person shakes hands with every other person exactly once, how many handshakes occur?

engineering intelligence MCQ #950

  1. Question 1

    Q1. There are 5 people in a room. If each person shakes hands with every other person exactly once, how many handshakes occur?

    • A) 10
    • B) 15
    • C) 20
    • D) 25

    Answer: 10

    Explanation: The formula to calculate handshakes among 'n' people is n(n-1)/2. For n = 5, we have 5(5-1)/2 = 10.