document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1071579>Question 1071579</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The senior class decided to have a picnic. A total of 'S' seniors pledged to contribute equally for the $1000 fund. If 20 refused to honor their commitment, how much more would each of the rest of the seniors have to pay?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "- I am not exactly sure what the answer should look like, or what the question is asking for. I would appreciate any sort of assistance :)   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #686481 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=686481\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The average commitment is 1000/s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if 20 don't pay, then the rest do, so they pay 1000/(s-20)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The increase is 1000/(s-20)-(1000/s)= common denominator is (s(s-20))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "numerator is 1000s-1000(s-20)=1000s-1000s+20000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The increase is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20000/s(s-20) ANSWER\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose there are 100 seniors.  They all pay 10, 1000/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If 80 end up paying, they pay 1000/80=$12.50, which is $2.50 more<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20000/100(80)=20000/8000=$2.50.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If there were 1000 seniors, each would pay $1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "with 800, they would pay $1.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The increase would be 20000/1000(800)=$0.25. </SPAN>\n" );
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