Question

Eight people are planning to share equally the cost of a rental car. If one person withdraws from

the arrangement and the others share equally the entire

rest of the car, then the share of each of the remaining persons increased by ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

let the cost of the car is x

If 8 people are sharing equally then share of one person will be  

8

x

​  

.

If one person has to withdraw, so seven people will share equally.  

New share will be  

7

x

​  

.

Increase in share =  

8

x

​  

 

7

x

​  

−  

8

x

​  

 

​  

 

=  

8

1

​  

 

7×8

1

​  

 

​  

 

=  

7

1

​