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 ?
Options:
(A) 1/9
(B) 1/8
(C) 1/7
(D) 7/8
(E) 8/7 OK. Let's think. Some random thoughts first:
When there are eight people, the share of each person is 1/8th the total cost The answer: (B).