Project Benchmark Check-In

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1 Project Benchmark Check-In Task Date Assigned Due Date/ Check-In Date Date turned in Check off box Itinerary Sections 1-5 4/18/2016 4/19/2016 Itinerary Section 6 4/19/2016 4/20-21/2016 Cost Analysis 7a-7c 4/22/2016 4/25/2016 Cost Analysis 7d-7f 4/25/2016 4/27-28/2016 Guided/Reflection Questions 1-5 (HOMEWORK) 4/26/2016 4/27-28/2016

2 Tourism is on the rise in the happy state of Texas. Create an itinerary for you and your family to take a 4 day trip (5 total days with traveling back) leaving Wednesday, May 11 and returning Sunday, May 15 in the region of your choice. Your itinerary must include 1. Your name 2. Choice of region (go to ) 3. At least 2 cities in the region of your choice. a. City 1 b. City 2 4. Travel distance a. Total Distance in miles 5. Travel time a. You will travel at rate of 70mph, calculate your travel time. i. Formula: Distance = Rate (mph) x Time. Solve for time. Substitute: = x Math: Units: Travel Time b. Please include the total gas cost for regular, unleaded gas in a car that gets 20 miles to a gallon. Use the website To find the current regular unleaded cost per gallon. i. Formula: (Total Distance/ miles per gallon) x Gas Cost Per Gallon Substitute: ( / 20 ) x Math: Total Gas Cost

3 6. Hotel fees for the specified dates given. (you will be staying for a total of 4 nights in hotels) a. Hotel you will stay in for City A i. Cost per night for City A ii. Total cost for City A b. Hotel you will stay in for City B i. Cost per night for City A ii. Total cost for City B c. Total hotel cost for both cities 7. Choose at least one tourist attraction per city. a. Attraction for city A i. Price for individuals ii. iii. Price for group Any discount Rates b. Attraction for City B i. Price for individuals ii. iii. Price for group Any discount Rates c. Create a 4x3 chart (on a piece of computer paper) that shows your research for attraction A and attraction B with all information from 7a and 7b. Below is the format that you need to use. Attraction A Attraction B Price for Individuals Price for a Group Discount Rates

4 d. What is cheaper, buying individual tickets or group tickets for a family size of 11 for each attraction? i. Work for individual tickets for 11 Attraction A Attraction B ii. Work for group tickets for 11 Attraction A Attraction B e. Solve the following equation for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11 and x amount of people for each attraction. i. Y=kx, where y is your total cost, k is your ticket price, and x is the amount of people. 1 person 2 people 3 people 4 people 5 people 11 people X people ii. Complete the chart with your answers. People X Total Cost Attraction A Total Cost Attraction B

5 f. Create a line graph (on a piece of computer paper) demonstrating the total cost for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 11 people for each attraction. Both lines will be on one graph. You should have a double line graph when you are complete. Guided questions/reflection questions 1. How many people are in your immediate family? 2. Does the route you take affect your total distance? Your total gas cost? Explain. 3. What affect does the amount of people in your family have on the equation y=kx? your graph? total cost? Explain. 4. What affects the cost of a hotel stay? Explain your answer. (THINK: Does the amount of days you stay affect the cost? Does the amount of nights you stay affect the cost? Is it a combination of both days and nights that affect the cost?) 5. How is math used in tourism? Helpful sites Gas price Travel Plans/Distance Hotel

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