document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=507794>Question 507794</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A number of people bought a 300-hectare farm which they shared equally. if the number of hectares per person was 5 less than their number,find the number of people? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #340761 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=340761\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the number of people be n.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=300%2Fn+=+n-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"300%2Fn+=+n-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \"...the number of hectares per person (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=300%2Fn ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"300%2Fn\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) was 5 less than the number of persons (n-5).\" Multiply both sides by n.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=300+=+n%5E2-5n ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"300+=+n%5E2-5n\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 300 from both sides and rearrange as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%5E2-5n-300+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%5E2-5n-300+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Solve by factoring.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28n%2B15%29%28n-20%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28n%2B15%29%28n-20%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Apply the zero product rule.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%2B15+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%2B15+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n-20+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n-20+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so that...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n+=+-15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n+=+-15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n+=+20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n+=+20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Discard the negative solution as number of people can't be negative.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number of people is 20.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=300%2F20+=+20-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"300%2F20+=+20-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15+=+15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15+=+15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > OK<BR>\n" );
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