Question

Marcus has created a budget for his upcoming trip to the theme park.
Admission is 40% of the budget. He plans to spend 32% of his money
on food, 23% on souvenirs, and save 5% for emergencies. He knows the
admission will be $6 more than he will spend on food and souvenirs.
How much money will Marcus need to take to the park

Answer 1

Marcus has created a budget

for his upcoming trip to the theme park. Admission is 40% of the budget. He

plans to spend 32% of his money on food, 23% on souvenirs, and save 5% for

emergencies. This can be solve by establishing an equation:

Let  x be the budget

0.4x +0.32x +0.23x + 0.05x =

x

X = $320