SOLUTION: Members of the Ski Club contributed equally to obtain $1800 for a holiday trip. When 6 members found that they could not go, their contributions were refunded and each remaining m

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: Members of the Ski Club contributed equally to obtain $1800 for a holiday trip. When 6 members found that they could not go, their contributions were refunded and each remaining member then had to pay $10 more to raise the $1800. How many went on the trip? This question is from textbook Algebra and Trigonometry: Structure and Method

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Members of the Ski Club contributed equally to obtain $1800 for a holiday trip. When 6 members found that they could not go, their contributions were refunded and each remaining member then had to pay $10 more to raise the $1800. How many went on the trip?
:
Let x = number of members who went on the trip
:
(x+6) = number of members who planned to go
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Original price/person: 1800/(x+6)
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Actual price/person: 1800/x
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Actual price - planned price = 10
= 10
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multiply equation by x(x+6) to get rid of the denominators
1800(x+6) - 1800x = 10(x(x+6))
:
1800x + 10800 - 1800x = 10x^2 + 60x
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A quadratic equation:
10x^2 + 60x - 10800 = 0
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Simplify; divide equation by 10:
x^2 + 6x - 1080 = 0
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Factor this to:
(x+36)(x-30) = 0
x = -36
and
x = +30 is the our solution
:
30 people actually went on the trip
:
Check using cost per person
Planned: 1800/36 = $50 per person
Actual: 1800/30 = $60 per person
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