The students of class VIII of a school donated Rs 2401 for PM’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.

Explanation

To solve the problem, we need to find the number of students in the class, denoted as \( A \). Each student donated an amount equal to the number of students, which means each student donated \( A \) rupees. Therefore, the total donation can be expressed as:

\[ \text{Total Donation} = \text{Number of Students} \times \text{Donation per Student} = A \times A = A^2 \]

Given that the total donation is Rs. 2401, we can set up the equation:

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