Missing part of the question
Determine the number of handshakes, i, that will occur for each number of people, n, in a particular room. (people)
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
Given
For 5 people

Using the given instance of 5 people, the number of handshakes can be represented as:

The above sequence is an arithmetic sequence and the total number of handshakes is the sum of n terms of the sequence.

Where
--- The first term
--- The last term
So:


17/2, 8 and 1/2 or 8.5 are all the correct answers.
y = 8
x = 575
We want to solve for b in the slope-intercept form y = mx + b.
To complete this problem, we need the value of m, the slope. If you know m, then just plug into y = mx + b this way:
8 = 575m + b
It would be B. Because if x = -8 2x= -16-2 would be-18