SOLUTION: A college charters a bus for $1900 to take a group of students to see a Broadway production. When 2 more students join the trip, the cost per student decreases by $2.50. How many s

Question 992363: A college charters a bus for $1900 to take a group of students to see a Broadway production. When 2 more students join the trip, the cost per student decreases by $2.50. How many students were in the original group?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the original number of students

Multiply both sides by

Complete the square

38 students were in the original group
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check:

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