Question

A group of boys collected 256 marbles for some project . The contribution of each boy was equal to

the number of boys in the group. How many boys were there in the group.​

Answer 1

Answer:

take square root of 256

it will be the answer

square root of 256 = 16

Answer 2

Answer:

The marbles collected by boys = 256

The number of boys = x

The contribution of each boy was =

The marbles collected by boys

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So, the equation ⧪ 

x*x = 256

x² = 256

x = √256

= 16

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