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 #90470 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=90470\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 6/X=[6/(X-2)]-.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6/X=[6+.25X+.5]/(X-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6(X-2)=X(6-.25X+.5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6X-12=6X-.25X^2+.5X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-.25X^2+.5X+12=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".25X^2-.5X-12=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(.25X-2)(X+6)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".25X-2=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".25X=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=2/.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=8 ANSWER FOR THE NUMBER OF MEN BEFORE 2 LEFT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6/8=6/(8-2)-.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".75=6/6-.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".75=1-.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".75=.75<BR>\n" );
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