document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=213451>Question 213451</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a social club charters a plane at a cost of $42240 to take a group of members on an excursion to atlantic city. at the last minute, 8 people in the group decide not to go. this raises the transportation cost per person by $22. how many people originally intended to take the trip? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Comment: I'll set it up for you.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Original cost per person: 42240/x if the group has x persons going.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "New cost per person: 42240/(x-8) if 8 drop out<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "New cost pp - Original cost pp = 22 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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