When the movie is half over, popcorn sells for half price. Full price popcorn is $3.50, and drinks are $1.35. Determine the cost for purchasing 3 orders of popcorn and 3 drinks when the movie is half over.

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Answer 1

When the movie is half over, popcorn is sold at half price.

The full price of popcorn is $3.50, so the half price is: $$\text{Half price popcorn}=\frac{3.50}{2}=1.75$$

The price of one drink is $1.35.

Now, we can calculate the total cost for purchasing 3 orders of popcorn and 3 drinks.

Total cost for popcorn: $$\text{Cost of 3 popcorns}=3\times 1.75=5.25$$

Total cost for drinks: $$\text{Cost of 3 drinks}=3\times 1.35=4.05$$

Total cost: $$\text{Total cost}=\text{Cost of popcorn}+\text{Cost of drinks}=5.25+4.05=9.30$$

Thus, the total cost for purchasing 3 orders of popcorn and 3 drinks when the movie is half over is: $$\boxed{{\displaystyle 9.30}}$$