document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=771740>Question 771740</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A group of fishermen rented a boat for PhP2400.00. Two of the men withdrew from the party and as result, the share of each of those remaining was increased by 100. How many were in the original group?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A group of fishermen rented a boat for PhP2400.00. Two of the men withdrew from the party and as result, the share of each of those remaining was increased by 100. How many were in the original group?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let original amount in group be G\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then each original member had to pay <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2400%2FG ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2400%2FG\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "With 2 men withdrawing, that leaves G – 2 men\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "New amount each will pay = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2400%2F%28G+-+2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2400%2F%28G+-+2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As each member from new group pays $100 more, then: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2400%2F%28G+-+2%29+-+100+=+2400%2FG ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2400%2F%28G+-+2%29+-+100+=+2400%2FG\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2,400G – 100G(G – 2) = 2,400(G – 2) ------- Multiplying by LCD, G(G – 2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100G%5E2+%2B+2400G+-+2400G+-+200G+-+4800+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100G%5E2+%2B+2400G+-+2400G+-+200G+-+4800+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100%28G%5E2+-+2G+-+48%29+=+100%280%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100%28G%5E2+-+2G+-+48%29+=+100%280%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ------ Factoring out GCF, 100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(G - 8)(G + 6) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "G, or original amount in group = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%288%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%288%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >	OR  G = - 6 (ignore)\r<BR>\n" );
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