Question

Dustin is running to raise awareness and money for cancer. He finds 2 people who have pledged to donate money based on the distance he runs. His neighbor says he will donate $0.25 for every 40 feet Dustin runs. His aunt also says that she will donate $18 for every mile he runs. If Dustin runs a total of 5 miles during the cancer awareness run, how much money will he have raised based on these two donations?

a) $45
b) $180
c) $198
d) $216

Answer 1

Dustin will raise a total of $255 based on the two donations.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the total amount of money Dustin raised based on the donations, we need to find out how many times each person's donation is multiplied by the distance he runs. First, let's calculate the distance Dustin runs in total. Since he runs 5 miles, the total distance is 5 miles.

Now let's calculate the amount of money Dustin's neighbor will donate. For every 40 feet Dustin runs, his neighbor will donate $0.25. Therefore, for every mile (5280 feet) that he runs, Dustin's neighbor will donate $0.25 * (5280 / 40) = $33. Therefore, Dustin's neighbor will donate $33 * 5 = $165.

Next, let's calculate the amount of money Dustin's aunt will donate. For every mile Dustin runs, his aunt will donate $18. Since Dustin runs 5 miles, his aunt will donate $18 * 5 = $90.

To find the total amount of money Dustin raised, we simply need to sum up the donations from his neighbor and aunt: $165 + $90 = $255.