Question

the students of class VIII of a school donated rupees 2401 in all, for prime minister's national relief fund. each student donated as many rupees as the number of students in the class . find the number of students in the class

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Answer 1

Answer:

Let x be the number of students in the class.

Thus, amount deposited by a student is Rs. x

If, each student deposits Rs. x for Prime Ministers National Relief Fund in a class of x students, then the total sum donated by the class =x

2

Now,

x

2

=2401

⇒x=

2401

=

7×7×7×7

=7×7

=49

Thus, the number of students in the class =49