document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=110213>Question 110213</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A recreational softball team paid a league entry fee of $825. The cost was covered by equal contributions from each memeber on the team. If there were four more team members, each person could contibute $20 less. How many memebers does the team have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i tried to write an equation... i made \"x\" be the money the players were contributing and \"p\" be the number of players\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since it said the fee was split evenly, i put 825/x = p.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "also, i had (p+4) = 825/(x-20) because if there were four more players they would have to pay $20 less than before. After that, i could understand how you were able to figure out how many members the team had. Could you help me please?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks a lot tutor! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #80314 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=80314\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You set up the problem correctly, except that I started with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=px=825 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"px=825\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The next step was to write: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28p%2B4%29%2A%28x-20%29=825 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28p%2B4%29%2A%28x-20%29=825\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=px ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"px\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28p%2B4%29%2A%28x-20%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28p%2B4%29%2A%28x-20%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > both equal the same thing, you can write:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=px=%28p%2B4%29%28x-20%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"px=%28p%2B4%29%28x-20%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=px=px%2B4x-20p-80 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"px=px%2B4x-20p-80\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x-20p-80=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x-20p-80=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, but we know that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=825%2Fp ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=825%2Fp\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%28825%2Fp%29-20p-80=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%28825%2Fp%29-20p-80=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3300%2Fp-20p-80=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3300%2Fp-20p-80=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20p%5E2%2B80p-3300=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20p%5E2%2B80p-3300=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p%5E2%2B4p-115=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p%5E2%2B4p-115=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which factors to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28p-11%29%28p%2B15%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28p-11%29%28p%2B15%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p=11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p=11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p=-15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p=-15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Throw out the negative result because you can't have a negative number of people on a team, and your answer is 11.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=875%2F11=75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"875%2F11=75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=875%2F15=55 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"875%2F15=55\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, 15 is 4 more than 11, and 55 is 20 less than 75.  Check. </SPAN>\n" );
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