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The square root of 24336 is exactly

(A) 152

(B) 153

(C) 155

(D) 156

(E) 158


Only the square of 156 will result in unit's digit of 6
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The square root of 24336 is exactly

(A) 152

(B) 153

(C) 155

(D) 156

(E) 158

We are looking for a number that, when squared, will have a units digit of 6. Of our answer choices only 156 will have a units digit of 6 when it is squared.

Answer: D
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Square of 6 is 6. So only option D has unit digit as 6.

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The square root of 24336 is exactly

(A) 152

(B) 153

(C) 155

(D) 156

(E) 158

Unit digit of the given number 24336 is 6, therefore we need to find an answer choice which has a unit digit as 6.

Hence (D)
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