There is a hot-air balloon festival in System Springs. Seventy-Two balloons reigistered to participate, paying $25 each. Five of those registered didn't show up and refunded half their money. Three additional balloons showed up and paid the registration cost plus an additional $10. What was the total amount of money collected after the 5 partial refunds were paid?
So 72x25 for each rider, 5x12.5 is refund, and 3x35 is ?
(72 * 25) - (5 * 12.5) + (3 * 35) = $________
rider?
5 * 12.5 is the refund.
What do you think 3 * 35 is for?
wtf
To solve this problem, we need to break it down into several steps:
Step 1: Calculate the initial amount collected from the 72 balloons that registered:
The registration fee for each balloon is $25, and there were 72 balloons that registered, so the initial amount collected is 72 * $25 = $1800.
Step 2: Calculate the amount refunded by the 5 balloons that didn't show up:
These 5 balloons refunded half of their registration fee. Since the registration fee is $25, the refund amount per balloon is $25 / 2 = $12.50. Therefore, the total amount refunded by the 5 balloons is 5 * $12.50 = $62.50.
Step 3: Calculate the additional amount collected from the 3 balloons that showed up:
These 3 balloons paid the registration fee of $25 each and an additional $10 each. So, the additional amount collected from these 3 balloons is 3 * ($25 + $10) = 3 * $35 = $105.
Step 4: Calculate the total amount collected after the partial refunds were paid:
To find the total amount collected, we add the initial amount collected and the additional amount collected, and then subtract the amount refunded. Therefore, the total amount collected is $1800 + $105 - $62.50 = $1842.50.
So, the total amount of money collected after the 5 partial refunds were paid is $1842.50.