document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=123287>Question 123287</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have a problem (8th grade) that I can't get started on. \"a group of friends \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "eat at a restaurant and agreed to split the $6.00 bill equally. Two men left without paying and the remaining others were assessed .25 more. How many men in the party originally?\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It seems like a linear equation that has 2 variables. How much did each spend and how many men. I can't put it into equation form. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "6.00/x(people) = y(payment per person)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If x-2= 50% increase on y, then there were 8 people because 8(100%)-2(25%) means there was a 25% increase on the tab, and 6.00/4= $1.00 </SPAN>\n" );
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