Aptitude - Square Root and Cube Root - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Square Root and Cube Root - General Questions (Q.No. 8)
8.
A group of students decided to collect as many paise from each member of group as is the number of members. If the total collection amounts to Rs. 59.29, the number of the member is the group is:
57
67
77
87
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Money collected = (59.29 x 100) paise = 5929 paise.

Number of members = 5929 = 77.

Discussion:
35 comments Page 3 of 4.

Pavan said:   1 decade ago
Why taking square root??

Ami said:   1 decade ago
Why taking square root?

Pardhu said:   1 decade ago
59.29 = 5929/100
5929/100*100 = 5929

Here we are calculating in the number of groups so we have do the root

Sqr.Root(5929) = 77

Rishi Shaunak Mehta said:   1 decade ago
Square root is taken because the amount of paise each member will give is equal to the number of members in the group so the total amount will be square of the members in the group.

Bhaskar said:   1 decade ago
Sir, I did not understand why square root is taken and I am not satisfied with the answer.

Suleman said:   1 decade ago
I am also confused why square root is taken, would anyone please hlep me to make it understand.

Ved said:   1 decade ago
Dear Suleman, number of paise and number of student both are equal. In this case we always use square root to find them. This concept also based on 9*9 grid (suduko).

Hilal said:   1 decade ago
y taking square root??

M.V.KRISHNA/PALVONCHA said:   1 decade ago
@Vishal

From given condition,

No. of paise to be collected = no. of members.

because each member of that group giving one paise.

given amount= Rs.59.29.

coverting rupees to paise, we get 5929ps.

in any case when each one gives same amount as other, we get total

amount in this method i.e amount each one gave*no. of persons.........(A)

in above problem.

if there is one person, we get one paise.

if there are x persons, we get x paise

from the condition ...........(A).

x*x=5929.

then x=77.

Hope you understand.

Nipun Jolly said:   1 decade ago
Read the question carefully!

We will take "AS MANY PAISE AS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE GROUP".
it means
if 1 member then he will give as many members in the group i.e 1 paisa

if 2 member then they will give as many members in the group i.e 2 paisa per person. Therefore the tottal amount is 4 paisa

Similarly if there are 77 people in the group then total amount collected is 1529 i.e. 77*77.


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