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Handshakes (Posted on 2004-06-14) Difficulty: 2 of 5
The Smiths, the Andrings and the Cliffords all hold a big party. Everyone shakes hands with every member of the other two families (no one shakes hands with members of their own family), 142 handshakes in all.

Assuming that there at least as many Andrings as Smiths, and at least as many Cliffords as Andrings, how many of each family are present?

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Some Thoughts ONE FOR ALL | Comment 5 of 14 |
ans : 12,10,1
But can you say :there were 1 Smiths??
Luckily "no one shook hands with members of their own family" ..- a neat trick for the Smith(s)...

ady
  Posted by Ady TZIDON on 2004-06-14 09:28:28
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