document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=550387>Question 550387</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 6500 us were divided equally among a certain number of persons. had there been 15 more persons, each would have got 30 us less. find the original number of persons. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #358689 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JBarnum><B>JBarnum(2146)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JBarnum><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=JBarnum><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=358689\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i dont know what a (us) is other than my country..lol but i will just say they are dollars($)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p= persons ,  x= amount per person<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6500=px ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6500=px\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6500=%28p%2B15%29%28x-30%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6500=%28p%2B15%29%28x-30%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "the equations above come straight from the problem, the more word problems you do the easier it will become to recognize the equations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6500%2Fp=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6500%2Fp=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "use substitution methed\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6500=%28p%2B15%29%28x-30%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6500=%28p%2B15%29%28x-30%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > foil<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6500=%28px%2B15x-30p-450%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6500=%28px%2B15x-30p-450%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > substitute x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6500=%28p%286500%2Fp%29%2B15%286500%2Fp%29-30p-450%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6500=%28p%286500%2Fp%29%2B15%286500%2Fp%29-30p-450%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6500=6500%2B97500%2Fp-30p-450 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6500=6500%2B97500%2Fp-30p-450\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >add like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=450=97500%2Fp-30p ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"450=97500%2Fp-30p\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > multiply by p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=450p=97500-30p%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"450p=97500-30p%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > organize in ax^2+bx+c=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30p%5E2%2B450p-97500=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30p%5E2%2B450p-97500=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > take the 30 out<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30%28p%5E2%2B15p-3250%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30%28p%5E2%2B15p-3250%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > find 2 numbers that multiply to get -3250 and add to get +15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5*5*5*2*13=3250, 5*13=65 5*5*2=50, 65*-50=-3250 , 65-50=+15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30%28p%2B65%29%28p-50%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30%28p%2B65%29%28p-50%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p=-65 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p=-65\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p=50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p=50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > p cant be negative so answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%2850%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%2850%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6500%2Fp=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6500%2Fp=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6500%2F50=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6500%2F50=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=130=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"130=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6500=%28p%2B15%29%28x-30%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6500=%28p%2B15%29%28x-30%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6500=%2850%2B15%29%28130-30%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6500=%2850%2B15%29%28130-30%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6500=%2865%29%28100%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6500=%2865%29%28100%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6500=6500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6500=6500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "correct </SPAN>\n" );
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