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Question Number 87790 by mathocean1 last updated on 06/Apr/20 $$\mathrm{How}\:\mathrm{many}\:\mathrm{handshakes}\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{exchanged} \\ $$$$\mathrm{betwen}\:\mathrm{27}\:\mathrm{boys}? \\ $$ Answered by TANMAY PANACEA. last updated on 06/Apr/20 $$\mathrm{27}{C}_{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$=\frac{\mathrm{27}!}{\mathrm{2}!\mathrm{25}!}=\frac{\mathrm{27}×\mathrm{26}}{\mathrm{2}}=\mathrm{351}…

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Question Number 153220 by talminator2856791 last updated on 05/Sep/21 $$\: \\ $$$$\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{how}\:\mathrm{many}\:\mathrm{ways}\:\mathrm{can}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{number}\:\: \\ $$$$\:{n}\:\mathrm{be}\:\mathrm{written}\:\mathrm{as}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{sum}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{three}\:\mathrm{positive}\:\: \\ $$$$\:\mathrm{integers}\:\mathrm{if}\:\mathrm{representations}\:\mathrm{differing}\:\: \\ $$$$\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{order}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{terms}\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{considered}\:\: \\ $$$$\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{be}\:\mathrm{different}?\:\: \\ $$$$\: \\ $$ Answered…