document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=954404>Question 954404</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> on a school picnic, a group of students agree to pay equally for the use of full boat and pay RS 10 each. if there had been 3 more students in a group, each would have paid RS 2 less. how many students were there in a group?' </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "n(RS 10)=(n+3)(RS 8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RS 10n=(RS 8)(n)+RS 24 Subtract RS 8(n) from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RS 2(n)=RS 24 Divide each side by RS 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=12 ANSWER There were 12 students in the group.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n(RS 10)=(n+3)(RS 8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12(RS 10)=(12+3)(RS 8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RS 120=15(RS 8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RS 120=RS 120 </SPAN>\n" );
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