PSLE Kimberly took a taxi from her office to her home. Her taxi fare was based on the charges shown. The taxi stopped once at a traffic light for 2 minutes and travelled a total distance of 4.4 km to reach Kimberly's home. How much was her taxi fare?
Taxi Fare |
|
First km |
$3.50 |
Every additional 300 m or less |
$0.34 |
Every 30 seconds waiting or less |
$0.20 |
Amount to pay for the first 1 km = $3.50
Remaining distance to pay for
= 4.4 - 1
= 3.4 km
1 km = 1000 m
3.4 km = 3.4 x 1000 = 3400 m
Sets of additional 300 m
= 3400 ÷ 300
= 11 r 100
Sets of additional 300 m or less
= 11 + 1
= 12
Amount to pay for remaining 3.4 km
= 12 x 0.34
= $4.08
1 min = 60 s
2 min = 2 x 60 = 120 s
Sets of 30 seconds of waiting
= 120 ÷ 30
= 4 r 0
Amount to pay for sets of 30 seconds of waiting or less
= 4 x 0.20
= $0.80
Kimberly's taxi fare
= 3.50 + 4.08 + 0.80
= $8.38
Answer(s): $8.38