document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=800118>Question 800118</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Good day madam/sir.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "can you please help me out on my assignment i need this tomorrow and probably i can't understand this. i have so many questions here but can you help me with this only? thank you. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Some of Aron's friends are planning to buy him a birthday gift worth 270 pesos, dividing the cost equally among themselves. six more of his friends decided to share in the expenses and so each one's share is decreased by 12 pesos. how many friends were originally part of the plan. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "6 joined them<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so total = x+6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Initially each had to pay 270/x pesos\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Later their contribution became 270/(x+6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "270/x - 270/(x+6) = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "270(x+6)-270x = 12x(x+6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "270x+1620-270x=12x^2+72x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12x^2+72x-1620=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+6x-135=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+15x-9x-135=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x+15)-9(x+15)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-9)(x+15)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=9 OR -15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there were 9 friends initially </SPAN>\n" );
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