document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=466827>Question 466827</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To celebrate a colleague's graduation, the \"m\" workers in an office agreed to contribute equally to a catered lunch that cost a total of \"y\" dollars.  If \"p\" of the coworkers fail to contribute, what represents the additional amount, in dollars, that each of the remaining coworkers must contribute to pay for the lunch?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is:  (py)/ (m(m-p))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you please explain how they got this answer? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #320124 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ccs2011><B>ccs2011(207)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ccs2011><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=ccs2011><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=320124\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For the cost y to be split evenly among m workers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each worker would pay <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%2Fm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%2Fm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since p workers did not pay, then the amount short is the sum of their shares<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p%2A%28y%2Fm%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p%2A%28y%2Fm%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That amount then has to be split equally among remaining workers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If p did not pay then (m-p) did pay.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So take the amount short and divide it by the remaining number of workers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28p%2A%28y%2Fm%29%29%2F%28m-p%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28p%2A%28y%2Fm%29%29%2F%28m-p%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28py%2Fm%29%2F%28m-p%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28py%2Fm%29%2F%28m-p%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=py%2F%28m%28m-p%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"py%2F%28m%28m-p%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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