John starts a TV show.  He pays $1000 per episode for the first half of the season.  The second half of the season had episodes that cost 120% more expensive.  If there are 22 episodes how much did the entire season cost?
The season is broken up into 22/2=
<gadget id="calculator">22/2</gadget>
<output>11</output>
11 episode based on cost.
The first 11 episodes cost 11*1000=$
<gadget id="calculator">11*1000</gadget>
<output>11_000</output>
11,000.
The next set of episodes cost 1000*1.2=$
<gadget id="calculator">1000*1.2</gadget>
<output>1_200</output>
1200 more per episode.
So they cost 1000+1200=$
<gadget id="calculator">1000+1200</gadget>
<output>2_200</output>
2200 each.
So in total they cost 2200*11=$
<gadget id="calculator">2200*11</gadget>
<output>24_200</output>
24200.
So in total the season cost 24200+11000=$
<gadget id="calculator">24200+11000</gadget>
<output>35_200</output>
35,200.

<result>35_200</result>