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" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #90464 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=90464\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x=\"number of men\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(600/x)+25=600/(x-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiplying by x(x-2) __ 600x-1200+25x^2-50x=600x __ 25x^2-50x-1200=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-2x-48=0 __ factoring __ (x-8)(x+6)=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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