PSLE Fiona 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 3 minutes and travelled a total distance of 4.5 km to reach Fiona's home. How much was her taxi fare?
Taxi Fare |
|
First km |
$3.10 |
Every additional 500 m or less |
$0.33 |
Every 40 seconds waiting or less |
$0.20 |
Amount to pay for the first 1 km = $3.10
Remaining distance to pay for
= 4.5 - 1
= 3.5 km
1 km = 1000 m
3.5 km = 3.5 x 1000 = 3500 m
Sets of additional 500 m
= 3500 ÷ 500
= 7 r 0
Amount to pay for remaining 3.5 km
= 7 x 0.33
= $2.31
1 min = 60 s
3 min = 3 x 60 = 180 s
Sets of 40 seconds of waiting
= 180 ÷ 40
= 4 r 20
Sets of 40 seconds of waiting or less
= 4 + 1
= 5
Amount to pay for sets of 40 seconds of waiting or less
= 5 x 0.20
= $1.00
Fiona's taxi fare
= 3.10 + 2.31 + 1.00
= $6.41
Answer(s): $6.41