you have $24 to spend on snacks for movie night with 4 of your friends. if individual boxes of raisans are $1.50 and all 5 of you want to buy your own box, find the amount of money that remains per person for popcorn and drink.

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First, let's calculate the total cost of the Raisins for each person. Each of the 5 friends wants their own box, and each box costs $1.50.

Total cost for Raisins: \[ 5 \text{ boxes} \times 1.50 \text{ dollars/box} = 7.50 \text{ dollars} \]

Next, we need to find out how much money remains after purchasing the Raisins. We started with $24.

Remaining money: \[ 24 \text{ dollars} - 7.50 \text{ dollars} = 16.50 \text{ dollars} \]

Now, we divide this amount by the number of people (5) to find out how much money remains per person for popcorn and drinks.

Amount remaining per person: \[ \frac{16.50 \text{ dollars}}{5 \text{ people}} = 3.30 \text{ dollars/person} \]

Therefore, each person has $3.30 remaining for popcorn and drinks.