in a class each of the students contributed as many ruppees as there are student in the class if the total collection was 625 find the no. of student
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In the above Question , the following information is given -
In a class each of the students contributed as many rupees as the number of students in the class .
The total collection is Rs. 625 .
To find -
Find the number of students in the class.
Solution -
Let us assume that there are x students in the class .
Now , the condition given is that each of the students contributed as many rupees as the number of students in the class .
So , we can state this mathematically as -
Total Amount Contributed -
=> x × x
=> x²
But , the total collection is Rs. 625 .
So , we can say that -
x² = 625
x = 25 [ As money can't be negative ]
Thus , the amount contributed by each student is Rs. 25 and so , there are 25 students in the class .
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