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kenny6666 [7]
3 years ago
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A bakery was about to sell fresh baguettes, and people formed a line outside to wait. While waiting for the bread to bake, every

space between two people in the line was filled by a new person who had joined the line. More time passed, and again each space between the people waiting was filled with a new person who joined the line. Finally, 85 fresh baguettes were brought out and one baguette was sold to each person. How many people were standing in the original line?
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1 answer:
Vikentia [17]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

The number of people standing in the original line is 22 people

Step-by-step explanation:

The information given are;

The number of baguettes that was shared by the people on the line = 85

The number of baguettes each person received = 1 each

Therefore;

The number of people that were finally on the line = 85

Let the number of people in the original line = X

Then each space between two people in X was filled by 1 new person of the first set of people who joined the line

Therefore;

The number of the first set of people who joined the line = The number of spaces between two count of people in X

Which gives;

The number of people who joined the line = X - 1

The new total number of people on the line = X + X - 1 = 2·X - 1

As time passed, a second set of people joined the line such that each space between the people waiting was filled with a new person (from the second set) who joined the line

Therefore, the number of people in the second set = Number of people waiting - 1

Which gives;

The number of people in the second set = 2·X - 1 - 1 = 2·X - 2

The total number of people on the line becomes 2·X - 1 + 2·X - 2 = 4·X - 3

The 85 baguettes is then able to go round (each) among the total number of people on the line

Therefore;

The total number of people on the line = The number of baguettes sheared

4·X - 3 = 85

4·X = 85 + 3 = 88

X = 88/4 = 22

Therefore;

The number of people standing in the original line = 22.

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