How many miles is it to your destination? (Use the Preston County
maps that were created in Lesson 2.)
___________________
How much is gasoline per gallon?____________ Will you use regular unleaded or super?_________________
Give a good estimate of the amount of money it will take for gasoline
for the round-trip.____________________
(Estimate that the average gas mileage is 25 miles per gallon. Divide
25 mpg. into the total distance of
the trip. Multiply this new amount by the price of a gallon of gas.)
How many members of your family will go on the trip?___________ Adults________ Children________
How much are the total admission fees for the site you have chosen (if
any)? ____________
(Multiply
the admission price by the total number of family members. Don't
forget the decimals.
If adult and children prices are different, multiply the total number of
adults by the admission price and
add the amount to the product of the total number of children by the admission
price.)
Adult prices_________________ + Child/ren price(s)_______________ =_________________
What meals do you plan to eat while away from home? _______________________________________________
Use the sample menus from the attachment to estimate meal costs for
your family. Don't forget to include the cost
of drinks, which are not usually included in the meal prices. Total
cost of meals _____________________
(Figure what each person will eat and add all of the meal items.
Add drink costs for all family members)
What time do you plan to return home?____________________
What is the total amount of money you plan to spend for the trip?
(Make sure you add gasoline + admission fees +
cost of
meals.)________________________
How much time do you think you will spend traveling on the round-trip?_________________
(Add together
amount of time it took you to get to location, travel time to restaurant(s),
and time it took to
get home.)