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How Many Handshakes

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How Many Handshakes

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    1. How Many Handshakes? Send feedback to fisher_d@madera.k12.ca.us This is a classic probabilities problem. You may wish to have the students act this out before working through the powerpoint. Send feedback to fisher_d@madera.k12.ca.us This is a classic probabilities problem. You may wish to have the students act this out before working through the powerpoint.

    3. How many handshakes for 2 people?

    4. How many handshakes for 3 people? Everyone shakes hands with everyone else.Everyone shakes hands with everyone else.

    5. How many handshakes for 3 people?

    6. How many handshakes for 4 people?

    7. How many handshakes for 4 people?

    8. How many handshakes for 5 people?

    9. How many handshakes for 5 people?

    10. How many handshakes for 6 people?

    11. How many handshakes for 7 people? Lead the students in a discussion to discover patterns. This figure is starting to look like a polygon with all the diagonals.Lead the students in a discussion to discover patterns. This figure is starting to look like a polygon with all the diagonals.

    12. How many handshakes for n people?

    13. Have students predict for 8 people, 9 people, etc. See if they can discover the pattern.Have students predict for 8 people, 9 people, etc. See if they can discover the pattern.

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