Planning a Trip Worksheet
Name_____________________ Date_____________________
It's your first day as a travel agent! You have been asked to find the least
expensive way for a group of adults to reach their destination. Follow the steps
below to find the cheapest way to travel.
1. Record the group's departure city.
2. Record the group's destination city.
3. Look at the chart below; how many people are in the group?
4. Visit Southwest
Airlines (http://www.iflyswa.com/cgi-bin/requestFares), Amtrak
(http://reservations.amtrak.com/novus/process-form?home&arrival), and
Greyhound (http://www.greyhound.com/).
At each site, enter the group's departure city and their destination city. If necessary, choose a date and departure/arrival
times.
a. What is the cheapest one-way fare for one person? Record this figure on the
chart.
b. How much will it cost the whole group? Record your answer on the chart.
| Transportation | One-Way Fare (1 person) |
Number in Group | One-Way Fare for Group |
| Plane (Southwest Airlines) | 23 | ||
| Train (Amtrak) | 23 | ||
| Bus (Greyhound) | 23 |
5. If the round-trip fare is exactly twice the amount of the one-way fare,
how much will the group have to pay for a round trip ticket by plane?_____________
By train? ____________ By bus?______________
6. Which is the least expensive way for this group to travel?
7. Using the same information, how much would it cost a group of 46 people to
take the same round trip by plane?______________ By train? ______________By
bus? ______________
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