SOLUTION: : a group of girls decided to go on a trip and the organizer said that the bus would cost 360$ to rent. The organizer also told them that if they got 3 more girls to go on the trip

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Question 997620: : a group of girls decided to go on a trip and the organizer said that the bus would cost 360$ to rent. The organizer also told them that if they got 3 more girls to go on the trip each girl could pay 6$ less. How many girls ended up going
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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g, how many girls originally
360%2Fg, original price

The cost of $360 for bus rent will be the same, but now g+3 will be the number of girls attending the trip.
360%2F%28g%2B3%29, new price

Each girl will pay $6 less than the original PRICE.
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Main goal is to understand the situation and the analysis given and how the outlined equation is formulated. Solve for g, and then evaluate g+3.