document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=102540>Question 102540</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 6 people are going on vacation. The total for the cabin rental is $885.40. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 of the six people are staying for 7 nights while the other 2 are staying for 6 nights. To be fair to everyone I need to know how much the 4 owe for 7 nights and the 2 owe for 6 nights. It seems simple, but for the life of me I can't figure it out. Your help with this would be greatly appreciated. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #74581 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=doukungfoo><B>doukungfoo(195)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=doukungfoo><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=doukungfoo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=74581\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well if the cost of the cabin rental for 7 nights is $885.40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the cost per night would be <BR>\n" );
document.write( "885.40/7 = 126.4857143<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now for the first six nights this cost per night is being split 6 ways so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "126.4857143/6 = 21.08095238<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So for the first six nights everyone chips in aprox. $21.08 each night.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now the last night there are only 4 people to split the cost.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The cost is still the same 126.4857143 per night that we already figured, but this time there are only 4 people so the cost per person for the last night is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "126.4857143/4 = 31.62142858<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So for the last night the remaining 4 people each chip in aprox. $31.62\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ok lets see what we've got the total cost for each person staying 7 nights is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$158.11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And the total cost for the two people only staying 6 nights is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$126.48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lets check this against the known total cost of the room.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If 4 people each chip in $158.11 thats 4*158.11 = $632.44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and 2 people each chip in $126.48 thats 2*126.48 = $252.96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "632.44 + 252.96 = $885.40\r<BR>\n" );
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