SOLUTION: A prize of
$900 is to be shared between a
certain number of people. If
there were two more people in
the group the prize money each
person received would be
reduced by $75.
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$900 is to be shared between a
certain number of people. If
there were two more people in
the group the prize money each
person received would be
reduced by $75.
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Question 823695: A prize of
$900 is to be shared between a
certain number of people. If
there were two more people in
the group the prize money each
person received would be
reduced by $75. How many
persons were in the original
group? Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source):
The 1-person share is dollars per person.
If two more people, then N+2 is the number of people to share. The 1-person share would be . That is a 75 dollar reduction, as ;
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