1990 AHSME Problems/Problem 16

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Problem

At one of George Washington's parties, each man shook hands with everyone except his spouse, and no handshakes took place between women. If $13$ married couples attended, how many handshakes were there among these $26$ people?

$\text{(A) } 78\quad \text{(B) } 185\quad \text{(C) } 234\quad \text{(D) } 312\quad \text{(E) } 325$

Solution

$\fbox{C}$

See also

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Preceded by
Problem 15
Followed by
Problem 17
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