A group of elderly citizens chartered a bus for 1 each

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Problem

A group of elderly citizens chartered a bus for 160.Unfortunately,8ofthemfellillandhadtomissthetrip.Asaconsequence,theothercitizenshadtopayanextra160. Unfortunately, 8 of them fell ill and had to miss the trip. As a consequence, the other citizens had to pay an extra 1 each. How many elderly citizens went on the trip?

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