It is essential to travel with a budget because no one wants to run out of money before the trip is over! The cost of meals, lodging, transportation, excursions, entrance fees, and general spending money are the major items in the budget. This is a fun math problem because all budgets are estimates. If we decide to splurge on an expensive dinner one night, how does that affect our food budget for the rest of the day? Is there a way to decrease our lodging budget? Can we find a less expensive hotel? What if we stay somewhere that has a kitchen?
Common Core Standards Addressed: Number and Operations in Base Ten, Expressions and Equations,Operations and Algebraic Thinking