Travel Expenses Answers

Kim is planning a trip to Spain. She will stay there for a total of thirteen nights. She has found two options for her lodging: a hostel, which charges €12.65 (12.65 euros) per night, and a private hotel, which charges €31.25 per night. Kim would like to spend as many nights as she can afford in the private hotel. If she has a budget of €275 for lodging, how many nights can she stay in the hotel?

While staying in Lisbon, Portugal, you decide to visit the cities of Coimbra and Viseu. You will begin and end your trip in Lisbon. The following table shows the costs associated with traveling to and from each of these three cities. All costs are given in euros (€).Origin and DestinationCost (€)Lisbon to Coimbra70Lisbon to Viseu53Coimbra to Lisbon37Coimbra to Viseu72Viseu to Lisbon52Viseu to Coimbra47Using this table, determine whether it is more cost-effective to go to Coimbra first or to go to Viseu first, and how much cheaper doing so is than the alternative.

Jenny is planning an extended trip to Russia.The table below shows a list of cities which she would like to visit during her stay, along with the amount of money she anticipates needing to spend on travel, lodging, and similar expenses in each city. All costs are given in Russian rubles (RUB).CityCost (RUB)Izhevsk4,721Novosibirsk4,870Nizhny Novgorod6,920Moscow5,485Chelyabinsk5,217Saint Petersburg5,960Tolyatti5,598Yaroslavl4,901Even though Jenny wants to go to each of these cities, her budget is only RUB 33,000, so she recognizes that she must change her itinerary and choose not to visit some cities. Which of the following pairs of cities will not put Jenny back under budget if she drops them?

While staying in Buenos Aires, Argentina, you decide to take a trip to three other cities: Tucuman, Bahia Blanca, and Salta. The following table shows the costs associated with traveling to or from each of these four cities. All costs listed are given in Argentine pesos ($). Origin and Destination Cost ($) Buenos Aires to Tucuman 211 Buenos Aires to Bahia Blanca 268 Buenos Aires to Salta 238 Tucuman to Buenos Aires 272 Tucuman to Bahia Blanca 195 Tucuman to Salta 203 Bahia Blanca to Buenos Aires 200 Bahia Blanca to Tucuman 229 Bahia Blanca to Salta 211 Salta to Buenos Aires 193 Salta to Tucuman 267 Salta to Bahia Blanca 275 Using the information in the table, determine the least expensive way to visit all of these cities, starting and ending in Buenos Aires.

While staying in Paris, France, you decide to visit the cities of Nantes and Toulouse. You will begin and end your trip in Paris. The following table shows the costs associated with traveling to and from each of these three cities. All costs are given in euros (€).Origin and DestinationCost (€)Paris to Nantes69Paris to Toulouse67Nantes to Paris57Nantes to Toulouse76Toulouse to Paris56Toulouse to Nantes80Using this table, determine whether it is more cost-effective to go to Nantes first or to go to Toulouse first, and how much cheaper doing so is than the alternative.

Lisa needs to arrive in Ankara from Istanbul in the next 5 hours. She wants to save as much money as possible, while minimizing her travel time to allow for more sightseeing. She looks at the local transportation options and determines the possibilities for that particular day in the table. Which mode of transportation should Lisa choose if she wants to minimize her cost and maximize her sightseeing time?

While staying in Lisbon, Portugal, you decide to visit the cities of Coimbra and Viseu. You will begin and end your trip in Lisbon. The following table shows the costs associated with traveling to and from each of these three cities. All costs are given in euros (€).Origin and DestinationCost (€)Lisbon to Coimbra70Lisbon to Viseu53Coimbra to Lisbon37Coimbra to Viseu72Viseu to Lisbon52Viseu to Coimbra47Using this table, determine whether it is more cost-effective to go to Coimbra first or to go to Viseu first, and how much cheaper doing so is than the alternative.

Paul has decided to take a trip to the United Kingdom. While he is there, he hopes to visit several different cities, which are shown in the table below. The table also includes how much money Paul expects to spend in each city, taking into consideration transportation, lodging, and so on. All costs listed are in pounds sterling (£).CityCost (£)Bristol76Leicester66Glasgow91Leeds60Belfast72Paul’s sightseeing budget is £300. What is the cheapest city that Paul can drop from his plans and still stay under budget?

Carol is planning a trip to South Africa. She plans to spend ten nights there, so she is investigating her options for lodging. She has made arrangements to stay at least part of the time at a hostel, which is her cheapest option. However, she would like to spend as many nights as she can in a private hotel. The hostel costs R 34 (34 rands) per night, and the hotel costs R 55. If Carol has a budget of 430 rands for lodging, how many nights can she afford to stay in the private hotel?

For many hotels, including the Grand Hotel Toplice, the price of a room will fluctuate depending on _____.

Which of these is not generally an option for lodging while traveling abroad?

Rachel is going on a trip to Japan. The table below shows the cities she hopes to visit during her stay, as well as the amount of money she expects to spend in each one after taking into account food, shopping, transportation, and similar costs. All costs are given in Japanese yen (¥).CityCost (¥)Sendai6,450Nara6,824Sapporo6,106Tokyo8,670Hiroshima5,768Kyoto7,611Osaka8,215Because Rachel has only ¥36,000 to spend on this portion of her trip, she has decided that she must remove two cities from her itinerary. Which of the following is the cheapest pair of cities she can drop and still stay within her budget?