SOLUTION: Aaron and four of his friends want to schedule a 6-hour fishing trip on Lake Michigan with Radical Sport Fishing. The cost for five people is $450. The cost for six people is $510.

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Question 1119686: Aaron and four of his friends want to schedule a 6-hour fishing trip on Lake Michigan with Radical Sport Fishing. The cost for five people is $450. The cost for six people is $510. How much money per person will Aaron and each of his friends save if they can find one more friend to go on their fishing trip? Assume that they will split the total cost equally.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Five people
450%2F5
90 price per person


Six People
510%2F6
85 price per person

If just those two data points set the pattern, then each added person brings down the price by 5 dollars. The 7th person would put the per person price at 80 dollars each.