Question

A number of people bought a 300 hectare farm which they shared equally. If the number of hectares per person was 5 less than their number find the number of people

Answer 1

x = number of people

³⁰⁰/_x = hectares

=> ³⁰⁰/_x +5 = x

=> x² - 5x - 300 = 0

=> x = 20 (x= -15 not valid)