Question

A super-secret handshake is set up with every other person in a cabin. You and another person in the cabin have one handshake. Now there are 14 total people in the cabin. How many handshakes will there be in all?

Answer 1

Answer: 7 handshakes in all.

Explanation:

If you and another person have one shake and there are 14 total people in the cabin that means that there will be 7 handshakes in all.