document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=130521>Question 130521</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The expenses for an art project of a group of students amounted to P360.THREE OF THE STUDENTS HAD TO WITHDRAW FROM THE GROUP, AND AS A RESULT THE SHARE OF EACH OF THE OTHERS WAS INCREASED BY P20. HOW MANY WERE IN THE ORIGINAL GROUP?...PLS HELP ME...THANX A LOT </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #95331 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=95331\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x=\"original number\" __ 360/x=(360/(x-3))-20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiplying by x(x-3) __ 360x-1080=360x-20x^2+60x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtracting 360x-1080 and dividing by -20 __ 0=x^2-3x-54\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factoring __ 0=(x-9)(x+6) __ 0=x-9 and 0=x+6 </SPAN>\n" );
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