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Accommodations and Vehicle Costs Worksheet (LM)
Accommodations and Vehicle Costs Worksheet (LM)
Directions: Download this word document to print out/or type in your answers. Save it to your “Algebra
Project” folder. When completed, SUBMIT THIS WORKSHEET TO THE COURSE!
**To get help on this worksheet, log into your Desmos Account and view “Project: Accommodations and
Vehicle Costs Worksheet”
Your main expenses for this trip, outside of the car, will be food, lodging, and media
entertainment, which are calculated separately. Remember, your trip must take at least 7
days, but no longer than 31 days.
NOTFlicks will provide you with three different types of Food, Lodging, and
Media/Entertainment options. Pick one from each category below:
How many people are going on your trip (including yourself): _____2_____
1) * Rationale: Which options did you choose for each category, and why? How do they tie in with your interests?
Do they tie in with supporting tourism in some way? *Copy this to your powerpoint presentation*
2) Given the number of people that are going on the trip, what is the total amount you will spend on food and
lodging each day? Show your work, typed or hand-written. *Copy this to your powerpoint presentation*
100 x 2 + 100
3) Given the number of people that are going on the trip, what is the total amount you will spend on Media
Entertainment for everyone going on this trip? Show your work, typed or hand-written. *Copy this to your
powerpoint presentation*
50 x 2
4) Let x represent the number of days on a trip. Write an algebraic expression to represent how much you will
spend JUST on food and lodging for any given amount of days (hint: you have this info in #2 above).
*Copy this to your powerpoint presentation*
5) Write an equation that will give you the total cost for food, lodging, and media entertainment (y) for any given
amount of days (x). *Copy this to your powerpoint presentation*
6) What type of vehicle did you choose and why? *Copy this to your powerpoint presentation*
I chose the audi S5 cabriolet and the reason I chose it is because I wanted to be in the middle and also this car
seems that it can get me places very well.
7) Calculate the combined MPG for your vehicle by averaging the city and highway MPG (this is an approximation,
not the exact combined MPG). Show your work, either typed or hand-written. *Copy this to your powerpoint
presentation*
Average MPG: 23
8) Use the average MPG to find out how many gallons it will take you to finish your trip. Show all work, typed or
hand-written. Reference the table from “Route Worksheet”, #2: Total Miles). *Copy this to your
powerpoint presentation*
Total Miles for your trip: 4965 Average MPG for your vehicle choice: 23
9) Notflicks will have gas available throughout the trip at their corporate rate of $3.20 per gallon. How much will
your total cost on gas be? Show your work, either typed or hand-written. *Copy this to your powerpoint
presentation*
Total Gallons of Gas Needed (from #3 above): 114,195 Cost per Gallon: $3.20
10) Let x represent the number of days on a trip. Write an algebraic expression to represent how much you will
spend JUST on rental fees for any given amount of days. (refer to table of vehicle costs above. Reference: Cost
per day) *Copy this to your powerpoint presentation*
11) Write an algebraic equation to represent the total vehicle and gas expenses (y) for any given amount of days (x).
*Copy this to your powerpoint presentation*
Show what you know, Part 1: Using your equation from #5 above, what would your total cost for food, lodging, and
media entertainment be if your road trip lasted 10 days? Remember, y represents the total food, accommodations and
media entertainment costs and x represents the number of days the trip took. Show all work, typed or hand-written:
Show what you know, Part 2: Use the following equation to solve the problem: y = 50x + 250 where y represents the
total vehicle expenses (rental and gas) and x represents the number of days the trip took.
Sam spends a total of $1500 on vehicle expenses that includes rental per day and gas. How long was his trip? Show all
work here:
Show what you know, Part 3: Solve the inequality for x: 12 x>10 (2 x−3)−10
NEXT STEPS:
1) SUBMIT this completed worksheet to the course for grading
a) Be sure to save this worksheet to your computer for later! You will revisit it throughout
the project!