To determine how many games you can play in a bingo event for 15 people at $15 each, we first need to find out the total amount of money collected from the participants.
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Total Entry Fees: \[ \text{Total Entry Fees} = \text{Number of People} \times \text{Cost per Person} = 15 \times 15 = $225 \]
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Jackpot Amount: You mentioned that there is a jackpot game with a $50 prize.
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Money Remaining After Jackpot: To find out how much money is left after setting aside the jackpot for prizes, we can subtract the jackpot from the total entry fees: \[ \text{Remaining Money} = \text{Total Entry Fees} - \text{Jackpot} = 225 - 50 = $175 \]
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Deciding on Prize Amounts for Other Games: The remaining amount can be used for additional games. The distribution of this amount will determine how many extra games you can play.
- If you want prizes for each game, you should decide how much to allocate for each game. For instance, if you decide to give out $25 for additional games, you could calculate the number of games as follows: \[ \text{Number of Additional Games} = \frac{\text{Remaining Money}}{\text{Prize per Game}} = \frac{175}{25} = 7 \text{ additional games} \]
Thus, including the jackpot game, you could host a total of:
- 8 games (1 jackpot game + 7 additional games) if each additional game has a prize of $25.
You can adjust the prize amounts for the additional games to determine the total number of games you wish to play based on what works best for your event!