The table shows the parking rates at a carpark.
Duration |
Charges |
First 4 hours |
$6.00 |
After the fourth hour |
$2.60 per 12 hour or part thereof |
Pamela paid $26.80 for her parking charges. What was the greatest number of hours she parked her car at the carpark?
Amount that Pamela paid for the first 4 hours = $6.00
Amount that Pamela paid after the fourth hour
= 26.80 - 6.00
= $20.80
Number of sets of $2.60
= 20.80 ÷ 2.60
= 8
Duration of the additional time
= 8 x
12 = 4 h
Greatest number of hours that Pamela parked her car at the carpark
= 4 + 4
= 8 h
Answer(s): 8 h