document.write( "Question 1194838: A shuttle service taking mountain climbers to the foot of the mountain charges Php150 per person each way. Four
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document.write( "mountaineers are debating whether to take the shuttle or to rent a car for Php450 plus Php50 per kilometer. Assuming
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document.write( "that the mountaineers will share the cost of the car and they want the least expensive method of transportation, how far
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document.write( "away is the mountain if the choose to take the shuttle service? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #827120 by ikleyn(52781)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! .\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "When I read your post, one question arises in my head, which has no answer after reading the post.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "When the mountain climbers take the shuttle, they use it \n" ); document.write( "one time for the way to the mountain and another time for the way back.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "*************************************************************** \n" ); document.write( " Do they pay for the shuttle rent price twice or only once ? \n" ); document.write( "***************************************************************\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I am asking, because their way back may happen several days later, \n" ); document.write( "so it is unbelievable that the shuttle will wait for them . . . \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In my view, without saying it explicitly, the problem is posed in a very bad manner,\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and is more similar to a puzzle than to a normal Math problem.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |