SOLUTION: a group of girls decided to go on a trip to the peach and the organization said that the bus would cost $280 to rent. the organizer also told them that if they got 4 more girls to
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Question 1152433: a group of girls decided to go on a trip to the peach and the organization said that the bus would cost $280 to rent. the organizer also told them that if they got 4 more girls to go on the trip each girl could pay $8 less (which they ended up doing) how many girls ended up going on the trip
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = original number going on trip
= number with 4 more girls
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multiply both sides by
( by looking at it )
( can't use the negative result )
and
14 girls went on the trip
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check:
OK
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