SOLUTION: Martha's schoolmates presented to her a bracelet costing 48 pesos for her eighteenth birthday. If three more friends had contributed, the cost to each would have been halved. How m

Question 1138530: Martha's schoolmates presented to her a bracelet costing 48 pesos for her eighteenth birthday. If three more friends had contributed, the cost to each would have been halved. How many friends bought the gift?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, greenestamps:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
pesos per schoolmate as done

if three more schoolmates participated

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Three friends bought the gift.
Answer by greenestamps(13203) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If the cost for each is halved, then the number of people contributing was doubled.

Since the cost for each is halved when 3 more people contribute, then the original number of people was 3.
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