This question has been taken from Book:- ML aggarwal, Avichal publication, class10th, quadratic equation in one variable, chapter 5, exercise 5.5
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At an annual function of a school, each student gives the gift to every other student. If the number of gifts is 1980,find the number of students.
Question no. 24 , ML Aggarwal, chapter 5, exercise 5.5, quadratic equation in one variable, ICSE board,
Solution:
Let the number of students = x
then the number of gifts given = x – 1
Total number of gifts = x (x – 1)
According to the condition,
x (x – 1) = 1980