Question

there are 500 children in a school. for a p.t drill they have to stand in such a manner that the number of rows is equal to number of columns. how many children would be left out in this arrangement ​

Answer 1

Answer:

16

Step-by-step explanation:

rows= X

columns =X

no. of students = rows * columns

500=X*X

500=X square

√500 = X

when find the root of 500

the remainder will be. 16

Answer 2

Answer:

Here there are 500 students

Let no. of rows = no. of coloums =x

Total students standing in rows will be x^2

Nearest possible perfect square is 484.Hence 16 left out of this arrangement