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Math & financial literacy · Grades 6–8 · about 40 minutes

Family Game-Day Budget: totals and percents

Students budget a family of four's trip to two real venues using official parking and real hot dog prices, then compare totals and percents.

Students will: Build a multi-step budget; Find what percent of a total each cost is; Compare two options.

Common Core: 7.RP.A.3

Free to print and share with your class. Includes an answer key.

Family Game-Day Budget: totals and percents

Name: ______________________

A family of four has a budget of $200 for a game. Tickets are $30 each (a practice price). Use the real parking and hot dog prices to plan the day.

Real prices at two venues
VenueOfficial parking (per car)Hot dog (each)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta$20.00$2.00
Target Field, Minneapolis$25.00$7.19

Cheapest official game-day lot and regular hot dog price, from FanRoadTrips' October 2026 research (2025–2026 prices). Prices vary and may change.

  1. At Mercedes-Benz Stadium, what will 4 tickets, parking for one car and one hot dog for each person cost altogether?
  2. What will the same plan cost at Target Field?
  3. How much more does the more expensive venue cost?
  4. At Mercedes-Benz Stadium, what percent of the total is food? Round to one decimal place.
  5. How much of the $200 budget is left over at each venue?

Extension: Plan the same day at a venue near you using its arena page on FanRoadTrips. Stay under budget!

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🔑 Answer key (for teachers)
  1. At Mercedes-Benz Stadium, what will 4 tickets, parking for one car and one hot dog for each person cost altogether?
    $120 + $20.00 + $8.00 = $148.00
  2. What will the same plan cost at Target Field?
    $120 + $25.00 + $28.76 = $173.76
  3. How much more does the more expensive venue cost?
    $25.76
  4. At Mercedes-Benz Stadium, what percent of the total is food? Round to one decimal place.
    5.4%
  5. How much of the $200 budget is left over at each venue?
    $52.00 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium; $26.24 at Target Field

Teacher notes

  • Ticket prices are a practice figure; parking and hot dog prices are real (2025–2026).
  • Answer key computed from the table.

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