Question

In a competition every contestant was given an amount of money which was
equal to total number of contestants in the competition. If the total prize
amount distributed
is 3025, how
many contestants participated in the
competition ?​

Answer 1

Answer: 55

Step-by-step explanation:

hope it helps u

let the no of students be x

no of students= amount of money distributed

x=amount to money distributed

so total amount = x × x = x2

according to problem

x2 = 3025

x= 55

so no of students - 55

Answer 2

Answer:

let no. of contestants= x

no. of contestants = amount of money equally distributed

x = amount of money distributed

so, total amount = x + x = x2

according to question;

Step-by-step explanation:

x2 = 3025

x = 3025 = 55

x = 55