Shaking Hands Problem
Level
1
There are 8 people in a room all of different heights and they decide to shake hands with only the people shorter than them.
How many handshakes will there be?
The answer is 0.
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1 solution
If someone is shaking hands with someone shorter than them the shorter person is not shaking hands with someone shorter than them.
Therefore, the answer is 0 handshakes