Use the five-step strategy for solving word problems:  Club members equally share the cost of $1500 to charter a fishing boat. Shortly before the boat is to leave, four people decide not to go due to rough seas. As a result, the cost per person is increased by $100. How many people originally intended to go on the fishing trip?

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Club members equally share the cost of $1500 to charter a fishing boat. Shortly before the boat is to leave, four people decide not to go due to rough seas. As a result, the cost per person is increased by $100. How many people originally intended to go on the fishing trip?

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