if a minigame gives you 3,000 tickets each time you play and the prize you want costs 125,000 tickets an you want 16 of them how many times do you have to play the minigame if you already have 22,466 tickets

Answer 1

To determine how many times you need to play the minigame, follow these steps:

1. Calculate the total number of tickets needed for 16 prizes:
\[ \text{Total tickets needed} = 125,000 \text{ tickets/prize} \times 16 = 2,000,000 \text{ tickets} \]

2. Subtract the number of tickets you already have from the total number of tickets needed:
\[ \text{Tickets still needed} = 2,000,000 \text{ tickets} - 22,466 \text{ tickets} = 1,977,534 \text{ tickets} \]

3. Next, determine how many times you need to play the minigame to earn the needed tickets:
\[ \text{Number of plays} = \frac{1,977,534 \text{ tickets}}{3,000 \text{ tickets/play}} \]

4. Perform the division:
\[ \text{Number of plays} \approx \frac{1,977,534}{3,000} \approx 659.178 \]

Since you can't play a fraction of a game, you'll need to round up to the next whole number:
\[ \text{Number of plays required} = 660 \]

So, you must play the minigame **660 times** to earn enough tickets for 16 prizes.