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During the African-US summit how many total handshakes were effected?

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During the African-US summit last year, 10 presidents left the conference room and greeted one another. Assuming no 2 presidents repeatedly greeted themselves, how many total handshakes were effected?

posted Feb 11, 2015 by Pardeep Kohli

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