document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1124795>Question 1124795</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A group of 156 tourists had enough food for a stay of 125 days in the mountains. However, just before they left, n tourists left the group, and this meant that the group had enough food to lengthen their stay for another 70 days. How many people left the group?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A)38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D)67<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E)56 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Before they started, they had 156 times 125 daily rations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After n people left, they had (156 - n)(125 + 70) daily rations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since they didn't change the amount of food they had, these two expressions must be equal.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Set them equal to each other and solve the resulting equation for n.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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