A group of \(12\) people plan to rent a van and agree to share equally the total cost of the rental, which is \(E\) doll

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A group of \(12\) people plan to rent a van and agree to share equally the total cost of the rental, which is \(E\) dollars. If \(n\) of the people decide not to participate at the last minute, by how many dollars will each remaining person's share of the total cost increase?

(A) \(\dfrac{E}{12 - n}\)

(B) \(\dfrac{12 - n}{E}\)

(C) \(\dfrac{E}{12(12-n)}\)

(D) \(\dfrac{nE}{12(12-n)}\)

(E) \(\dfrac{(12-n)E}{12n}\)

Answer: D

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