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#1 2015-04-29 04:44:40
- Faria
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Please solve this in the easiest way in shortest possible time:
An amount of money was divided between some person in such a way that if there had been 4 more people, everyone would have got tk 16 less but if there had been 4 less people, every one would got tk 24 more. How many people were there?
a.32 b.24 c.20 d.16
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#2 2015-04-29 05:12:11
- Olinguito
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Re: number
Hi Faria.
Let m be the amount money and p the number of people. Then
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Now eliminate m and solve for p.
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