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The Friendly Gathering

Source: 2017 AMC 10A #8, 2017 AMC 12A #5

February 8, 2017
AMCAMC 102017 AMC 10AcountingAMC 122017 AMC 12A

Problem Statement

At a gathering of 3030 people, there are 2020 people who all know each other and 1010 people who know no one. People who know each other hug, and people who do not know each other shake hands. How many handshakes occur?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 240<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 245<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 290<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 480<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 490<span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 240\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 245\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 290\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 480\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 490