The table shows the parking fees at a car park.
Time |
Charges |
First 1 hour or less |
$2.60 |
Every additional 30 minutes or part thereof |
$1.90 |
Overnight parking from 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. |
$6 |
- Zeph parked his car at the carpark at 7.00 p.m. for 1 hour and 7 minutes. How much did he have to pay?
- Pamela parked her car at the car park from 2:45 p.m. on Monday to 11 a.m. on Tuesday. Find the amount of parking fee that she had to pay.
(a)
Amount that Zeph had to pay for 1 hour and 7 minutes
= 2.60 + 1.90
= $4.50
(b)
1 h = 60 min
From 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.:
1 h
Amount that Pamela had to pay from 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m = $2.60
From 3:45 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.: 6 h 15 min
6 h 15 min = 6 x 60 + 15 = 375 min
Number of sets of additional 30 minutes in 6 h 15 min
= 375 ÷ 30
= 12 r 15
Number of sets of additional 30 minutes that Pamela had to pay for
= 12 + 1
= 13
Amount that Pamela had to pay for all the additional 30 minutes or part thereof for 6 h 15 min
= 13 x 1.90
= $24.70
From 10:00 p.m. to 6.30. a.m.
Amount that Pamela had to pay from 10:00 to 6.30 a.m. = $6
From 6.30 a.m. to 11 a.m.: 4 h 30 min
4 h 30 min = 4 x 60 + 30 = 270 min
Number of sets of additional 30 minutes in 4 h 30 min
= 270 ÷ 30
= 9
Amount that Pamela had to pay for all the additional 30 minutes or part thereof for 4 h 30 min
= 9 x 1.90
= $17.10
Total amount that Pamela had to pay
= 2.60 + 24.70 + 6 + 17.10
= $50.40
Answer(s): (a) $4.50; (b) $50.40