Asked by julie

Ann is planning a trip to Australia. The table below shows the cities she hopes to visit while she is there, as well as the amount of money she estimates that she will spend in each place as a result of lodging, eating, transport, and similar expenses. All costs are given in Australian dollars ($).

City
Cost ($)
Toowoomba
161
Sunshine Coast
264
Newcastle
198
Perth
130
Sydney
224
Hobart
301
Bendigo
277

Ann has $1,265 budgeted for this portion of her trip. Which of the following possibilities represents the smallest portion she can cut out of her plans to stay under budget?
a.
Toowoomba and Perth
b.
Hobart
c.
Sydney and Newcastle
d.
Bendigo

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Total planned cost = 161+264+198+130+224+301+277 = 1555.
Budget = 1265, so she must cut at least 1555 − 1265 = 290.

Evaluate options:
- a. Toowoomba + Perth = 161 + 130 = 291 (meets requirement)
- b. Hobart = 301 (meets)
- c. Sydney + Newcastle = 224 + 198 = 422 (meets)
- d. Bendigo = 277 (does not meet)

The smallest cut that brings her under budget is option a (291).