Crystal wanted to sell everything left in her pastry class before closing for the night.  She reduced her $3.00 cupcakes and her $2.00 cookies by half.  How much money did she make if she sold the last 16 cupcakes and 8 cookies?
She reduced the price of the $3.00 cupcakes by half so they are now 3/2 = $
<gadget id="calculator">3/2</gadget>
<output>3/2 = around 1.5</output>
1.50.
She reduced the price of the $2.00 cookies by half so they are now 2/2= $
<gadget id="calculator">2/2</gadget>
<output>1</output>
1.00.
She sold 16 cupcakes at $1.50 each so she made = 16*1.50 = $
<gadget id="calculator">16*1.50</gadget>
<output>24</output>
24.00.
She sold 8 cookies at $1.00 each so she made 8*1 = $
<gadget id="calculator">8*1</gadget>
<output>8</output>
8.00.
She made $24.00 from the cupcakes and $8.00 from the cookies for a total of 24+8 = $
<gadget id="calculator">24+8</gadget>
<output>32</output>
32.00.

<result>32</result>