document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1204350>Question 1204350</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A group of friends decides to go out of town to a championship football game. The group pays $185 per ticket plus a one-time convenience fee of $15. They also pay $27 to ride a tour bus to the game. If the group spent $2,771 in total, how many friends are in the group?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem is clearly stated incorrectly.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "As the problem is given, $27 is the cost of the tour bus -- not the cost per person of the tour bus.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But to get a whole number answer for the number of friends in the group, you have to use $27 as the cost per person for the tour bus.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the response from tutor @Math_Tutor2020 is the correct response for the problem as stated.<br><BR>\n" );
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