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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/24440| Title: | On hand shakes : a combinatorial problem |
| Authors: | Grech, Antoine Walker, Ian G. |
| Keywords: | Mathematics -- Problems, exercises, etc. Proof theory Mathematics -- Periodicals |
| Issue Date: | 2003 |
| Publisher: | University of Malta. Department of Mathematics |
| Citation: | Grech, A., & Walker, I. G. (2003). On hand shakes : a combinatorial problem. The Collection, 8, 8-10. |
| Abstract: | A number n of couples meet at one of the couples' homes. The female host (Fh) notices that no two of the people present (excluding herself) shake hands with the same number of people. No person shakes hand with the partner. With how many people does her husband (Hh) shake hands? |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/24440 |
| Appears in Collections: | Collection, No.8 Collection, No.8 |
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