document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=26423>Question 26423</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A fraternity charters a bus for a ski trip at a cost of $360.  When 6 more students join the trip, each person's cost decreases by $2.  How many students were in the original group of travelers?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6(x-2)(x-2)=360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x squared -24x + 24 -360=0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #14264 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=14264\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the orignial group be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+6)(360-2x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "360x+2160-2x^2-12x=0,x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x^2+348x+2160=0,2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2-348x-2160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-6 and x=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Remove the negative.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence, there were 180 orginal goup of travellers.<BR>\n" );
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