Asked by damon

Sarah is planning an extended stay in Greece. The table below shows a list of cities she would like to visit during her trip, as well as the amount of money she expects to need to visit each one. All costs are given in euros (€).

City
Cost (€)
Thessaloniki
206
Athens
243
Volos
208
Kavala
186
Chania
234
Serres
260
Larissa
299
Heraklion
231

Although Sarah would like to visit all of these cities, because she only has a budget of €1,410, she recognizes that she will have to drop some of these cities from her plan. Which of the following pairs of cities will not put Sarah back under budget if she drops them?
a.
Thessaloniki and Serres
b.
Volos and Athens
c.
Larissa and Kavala
d.
Heraklion and Chania

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Total cost = 206+243+208+186+234+260+299+231 = €1,867. She must cut at least 1,867 − 1,410 = €457.

Compute each pair:
a) 206 + 260 = €466 (≥457) → would get her under budget
b) 208 + 243 = €451 (<457) → would NOT get her under budget
c) 299 + 186 = €485 (≥457) → would get her under budget
d) 231 + 234 = €465 (≥457) → would get her under budget

Answer: b.