Question

Jon spends 1/4 of his vacation budget on food and 2/3 of his budget on hotels. He spends $242 on food and hotels. What is Jon’s vacation budget?

Answer 1

Find the proportion of food and hotel from the entire budget
1/4 + 2/3
= 3/12 + 8/12
= 11/12

food and hotel : total budget = 11 : 12

Find the vacation budget
budget = 12/11 × 242
budget = 264

The total of vacation budget is $264