Well you can introduce a counter to be sure
int counter = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
for(int j = 0; j < i; j++)
{
printf("Hello World");
counter ++;
}
Or take a pen :
i = 1 j = 0 Hello World
i = 2 j = 0 Hello World
j = 1 Hello World
i = 3 j = 0 Hello World
j = 1 Hello World
j = 2 Hello World
i = 4 j = 0 Hello World
j = 1 Hello World
j = 2 Hello World
j = 3 Hello World
[...]
And you can see a pattern… 1 + 2 + 3 + … ?