document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=906090>Question 906090</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The members of a club agreed to raise P150,000 for charity but 25  of them failed to pay their shares. As a result, each of the others had to pay P500 more. How many members has this club? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #549960 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=549960\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x*y=150000,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=150000/y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-25)*(y+500)=150000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(150000/y-25)*(y+500)=150000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "150000/y*y+500*150000/y-25y-25*500=150000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "500*150000/y-25y-25*500=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20*150000/y-y-500=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20*150000-y^2-500y=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2+500y-3000000=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y-1500)*(y+2000)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 1500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x*y=150000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 100 members,   y = 1500 original share </SPAN>\n" );
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