PSLE Sarah 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 4.3 km to reach Sarah's home. How much was her taxi fare?
Taxi Fare |
|
First km |
$3.50 |
Every additional 500 m or less |
$0.41 |
Every 30 seconds waiting or less |
$0.40 |
Amount to pay for the first 1 km = $3.50
Remaining distance to pay for
= 4.3 - 1
= 3.3 km
1 km = 1000 m
3.3 km = 3.3 x 1000 = 3300 m
Sets of additional 500 m
= 3300 ÷ 500
= 6 r 300
Sets of additional 500 m or less
= 6 + 1
= 7
Amount to pay for remaining 3.3 km
= 7 x 0.41
= $2.87
1 min = 60 s
3 min = 3 x 60 = 180 s
Sets of 30 seconds of waiting
= 180 ÷ 30
= 6 r 0
Amount to pay for sets of 30 seconds of waiting or less
= 6 x 0.40
= $2.40
Sarah's taxi fare
= 3.50 + 2.87 + 2.40
= $8.77
Answer(s): $8.77