Travel Budget Graphs

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📊 Part 1: Reading Travel Budget Graphs

Success Criteria: I can interpret information from travel budget graphs and use correct mathematical vocabulary.

1. Look at this bar graph showing travel costs for a school trip to Rotorua. Which category has the highest cost?

Accommodation ($450)

Transport ($320)

Food ($280)

Activities ($150)

2. What is the total budget shown in the graph above?

Total budget: $__________

3. Which two categories together cost the most?

Accommodation + Transport

Food + Activities

Transport + Food

Accommodation + Activities

4. A line graph shows daily spending over 5 days of travel. If Day 1 = $80, Day 2 = $65, Day 3 = $90, Day 4 = $55, and Day 5 = $75, which day had the lowest spending?

Day with lowest spending: Day ______

✏️ Part 2: Creating and Analysing Graphs

Success Criteria: I can create accurate graphs from budget data and explain what they show using mathematical vocabulary including te reo Māori terms.

5. Create a bar graph using this data for a Wellington trip:
Transport: $180, Accommodation: $320, Food: $240, Activities: $160

6. Using your graph from Question 5, explain which category takes up the largest portion of the budget and why this might be important for trip planning.

7. If you needed to reduce the total budget by $100, which category would you reduce and why? Use your graph to support your answer.

8. Extension Activity: Create a line graph showing how your daily spending might change over a 4-day trip, starting with $85 on Day 1. Explain the pattern you chose.

🤔 Part 3: Graph Comparison and Decision Making

Success Criteria: I can compare different graphs and use them to make informed decisions about travel budgets.

9. Two students created different graphs for the same trip data. Student A used a bar graph, Student B used a line graph. Which type of graph is better for showing different cost categories and why?

10. Look at your graphs from this worksheet. Write one mathematical statement using the vocabulary: tauākī pāngarau (mathematical expressions), utu (cost), and hautaka (budget).

11. Reflection: How do graphs help you understand and plan travel budgets better than just looking at numbers in a list?