Question

300 apples are distributed equally among a certain number of people who are in trouble due to some problems. Had there been 10 more people , each would had received 1 apple less. find the number of people
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Answer 1

Answer:

50

Step-by-step explanation:

300/x-300/x+10=1

move constant to the left

300/x-300/x+10-1=0

write numerators above the least common denominator

3000-x^2-10x=0

-x^2-10x+3000=0

x^2+10x-3000=0

x=-60 x=50

x=50