At Johnson Middle School an average of 500 people attended each of the 15 home basketball games. If admission was $3 per person, about how much money was collected in all?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-16T14:05:40

$$22,500$

Students often make mistakes with this type of question, because they miss some of of the information given.

There were $15$ home games played.

About $500$ people attended each game.

The admission was $$3$ per person.

The money collected at ONE game was: $500xx$3 = $1500$

The total for $15$ games was: $$1500 xx 15 = $22,500$

In one step:

$$3$ paid by $500$ people at each of $15$ games:

$3xx500xx15 = $22,500$