SOLUTION: Some men pay each 15p for hire of a boat.If there were 2 more men,each would pay 10p.How many men were there and how much was the hire of the boat.

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Question 1040501: Some men pay each 15p for hire of a boat.If there were 2 more men,each would pay 10p.How many men were there and how much was the hire
of the boat.

Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, ikleyn:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
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Too much blank space.
I had to scroll so much I was too tired to do the problem.

Answer by ikleyn(52855) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Some men pay each 15p for hire of a boat. If there were 2 more men,each would pay 10p.
How many men were there and how much was the hire of the boat.
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1. I deleted the blank space - it is really inconvenient/annoying to have it.

2. The solution is as follows:

Let "n" be the number of the men originally. Then n*15 = (n+2)*10. 15n = 10n + 20, 15n - 10n = 20, 5n = 20, n = = 4. Answer. The number of the men is 4.