Question 1040501
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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:


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Let "n" be the number of the men originally. Then

n*15 = (n+2)*10.

15n = 10n + 20,

15n - 10n = 20,

5n = 20,

n = {{{20/5}}} = 4.

<U>Answer</U>. The number of the men is 4.
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