SOLUTION: A number of people boarded a bus at the terminal. At the first stop, half of the passengers and 1 got on. At the second stop, 1/3 of the passengers on the bus got off and 1 got on

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Question 253012: A number of people boarded a bus at the terminal. At the first stop, half of the passengers and 1 got on. At the second stop, 1/3 of the passengers on the bus got off and 1 got on. If the bus then had 15 passengers, how many were there when the bus left the terminal?
(A) 40 (B) 48 (C) 58 (D) 60 (E) 62
Answer by hokies(65) About Me  (Show Source):
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Passengers remaining = x - .5x + 1 - (x-.5x+1)/3 + 1 = 15
Solve this equation for x:
x = 40, so the answer is A.