document.write( "Question 1154307: Some people in an office were going to buy a $140 retirement gift for another employee. When 3 more people decided to chip in, the amount each person had to contribute went down by $6. How many people were originally in on the gift? \n" ); document.write( "

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Price, how many dollars each person contributes
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document.write( "                       PRICE          PEOPLE      COST\r\n" );
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document.write( "Original people         140/n           n          140\r\n" );
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document.write( "Three more people       140/(n+3)      n+3         140\r\n" );
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document.write( "Difference                6\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight_green%28140%2Fn-140%2F%28n%2B3%29=6%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Algebra steps to simplify give:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"n%5E2%2B3n-70=0\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28n%2B10%29%28n-7%29=0\"$ \r
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