In a group of boys decided to send greeting cards. Each
boy sent a card to all the other boys in the group all 156 cards were sent. Find the number of boys in the group.
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There are 13 boys in a group
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In a group of boys decided to send greeting cards. Each
boy sent a card to all the other boys in the group all 156 cards were sent.
total cards = 156 cards
let the number of students be n
then
according to the question
n(n-1) = 156
solving,
n² - n = 156
n² - n -156 = 0
n² - 13n + 12n - 156 = 0
n( n-13) + 12 ( n- 13) = 0
(n+12) (n - 13) = 0
n+12= 0
n= -12
n- 13 = 0
n= 13
number of boys can't be negative
therefore
number of boys = 13
hence ,
There are 13 boys in a group
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