SOLUTION: The Extreme Rock Climbing Club planned a climbing expedition. The total cost was $2600$2600, which was to be divided equally among the members going. Prior to the trip, 1010 memb

Question 1056296: The Extreme Rock Climbing Club planned a climbing expedition. The total cost was $2600$2600, which was to be divided equally among the members going. Prior to the trip, 1010 members decided not to go. If the cost per person increased by $130$130, how many people went on the expedition?
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The Extreme Rock Climbing Club planned a climbing expedition. The total cost was $2600~~$2600~~, which was to be divided equally among the members going. Prior to the trip, 1010 members decided not to go. If the cost per person increased by $130~~$130~~, how many people went on the expedition?
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Let c be the original number of climbers planning to go.

Original PRICE, dollars per member;

New price if 1010 members decided not to go, . This is given as 130 dollar per person increase.

Check the discriminant.

----the discriminant....

------discriminant plainly is NOT a perfect square and solution of c will NOT be a whole positive number.

, the minus form will not work.

Most useful original number of planned climbers were 687 club members.
Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The Extreme Rock Climbing Club planned a climbing expedition. The total cost was $2600$2600, which was to be divided equally among the members going. Prior to the trip, 1010 members decided not to go. If the cost per person increased by $130$130, how many people went on the expedition?

Once again, the other person who responded DOES NOT have a clue how to solve simple problems like these.
I have to ask! Can 687 people each pay to go on a climbing expedition?
Anyway, considering that the numbers are: $2,600, 10, and $130, the correct answer is:
You need to view your post before posting. I've seen many of these types of posts in the past. I won't be so kind to give you an answer next time!
Answer by ikleyn(52803)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Dear author, the person, who submitted this post!.

Your input presented in an inappropriate form, and therefore the problem can not be solved.

Hope you will take all necessary measures/precautions to avoid such situation in future.

Thanks!

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