document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=282341>Question 282341</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A group plans to share the cost equally for a $200,000 plane,the group wants to find 5 more people to join ,so that the cost will decrease  $2,000 per person .How people are currently in the group.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #204998 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=204998\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> cost of the plane is $200,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are x number of people in the group.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the group adds 5 people, there will be x+5 people in the group and the cost per person will be $2,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The cost per person would be the total cost divided by the number of people in the group.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your equation would be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$200,000/(x+5) = $2,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides of this equaqtion by (x+5) to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$200,000 = $2,000 * (x+5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides of this equation by $2,000 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100 = x + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 5 from each side of this equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 95\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 95 people originally in this group.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They add 5 and the number of people in the group becomes 100.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$200,000 / 100 = $2,000 per person.\r<BR>\n" );
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