SOLUTION: A class trip cost a total of d dollars, which is supposed to be divided equally amongst the s students in a class. If n students decided not to go on the trip and do not chip in fo
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Question 1141368: A class trip cost a total of d dollars, which is supposed to be divided equally amongst the s students in a class. If n students decided not to go on the trip and do not chip in for the expense of the trip, which of the following represents the additional amount, in dollars, that each of the remaining students must contribute to pay for the trip?
A) d/s—n
B) dn/s—n
C) d(s—n)/s
D) dn/ s(s—n)
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A class trip cost a total of d dollars, which is supposed to be divided equally amongst the s students in a class.
If n students decided not to go on the trip and do not chip in for the expense of the trip, which of the following represents the additional amount, in dollars, that each of the remaining students must contribute to pay for the trip?
:
- = additional amt each student has to pay
put fraction over a single denominator
distribute d
ds drops out
which is D
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