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Is the trip to the amusement park worth it?

A family of four at $89 a ticket: $60 of fuel and parking, $120 of food, $70 of extras, nine hours door to door with three and a half of them on rides.

Not worth it

The ticket says $89 each. It really costs $152 each.

It costs in all$606$356 of it is tickets
It is worth to you$4804 x $120
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How this answer was worked out

Tickets4 x $89 = $356
It costs in all$356 + $60 + $120 + $70 = $606
Per person$606 / 4 = $152
Per $1 of ticket$1.70
Per person, per hour of fun$606 / (4 x 3.5) = $43.29
Worth in all4 x $120 = $480
Net-$126
Most the rest can cost$124

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