1. a group of men went on fishing trip, agreeing that each should pay the same amount.

The total bill was 168. if there had been two fewer men, each man would have had to pay 2 pesos more. How men went fishing? the solution is 14 men because... amount each pay is = 168/n (168/n)+2=168/(n-2) (2n+168)/n=168/(n-2) (2n+168)(n-2)=168n 2n^2+164n-336=168n 2n^2-4n-336=0 (n-14)(2n+24)=0 n=14, -12 you can't have a negative amount of men so 14 is the answer. this would be the original group Originally x men went. So, each received 168/x Now, there were 2 men less. so, there were x-2 men. Hence, each of new group received 168/x-2 (168/x-2) - (168/x) =2. U solve the equation. u will get x=12

What is the sum of series of arithmetic progression having a common difference of 3.5.If the first term is 0.5 and the last term is 25?
Answer: Improve sum = 1/2 x number_of_terms x (first + last) number_of_terms = (last - first) difference + 1 = (25 - 0.5) 3.5 + 1 =8 sum = 1/2 x 8 x (0.5 + 25)

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