The table shows the parking fees at a car park.
Time |
Charges |
First 1 hour or less |
$2.80 |
Every additional 30 minutes or part thereof |
$2.10 |
Overnight parking from 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. |
$12 |
- Jack parked his car at the carpark at 11.00 a.m. for 1 hour and 22 minutes. How much did he have to pay?
- Esther parked her car at the car park from 5:35 p.m. on Monday to 8 a.m. on Tuesday. Find the amount of parking fee that she had to pay.
(a)
Amount that Jack had to pay for 1 hour and 22 minutes
= 2.80 + 2.10
= $4.90
(b)
1 h = 60 min
From 5:35 p.m. to 6:35 p.m.:
1 h
Amount that Esther had to pay from 5:35 p.m. to 6:35 p.m = $2.80
From 6:35 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.: 3 h 25 min
3 h 25 min = 3 x 60 + 25 = 205 min
Number of sets of additional 30 minutes in 3 h 25 min
= 205 ÷ 30
= 6 r 25
Number of sets of additional 30 minutes that Esther had to pay for
= 6 + 1
= 7
Amount that Esther had to pay for all the additional 30 minutes or part thereof for 3 h 25 min
= 7 x 2.10
= $14.70
From 10:00 p.m. to 6.30. a.m.
Amount that Esther had to pay from 10:00 to 6.30 a.m. = $12
From 6.30 a.m. to 8 a.m.: 1 h 30 min
1 h 30 min = 1 x 60 + 30 = 90 min
Number of sets of additional 30 minutes in 1 h 30 min
= 90 ÷ 30
= 3
Amount that Esther had to pay for all the additional 30 minutes or part thereof for 1 h 30 min
= 3 x 2.10
= $6.30
Total amount that Esther had to pay
= 2.80 + 14.70 + 12 + 6.30
= $35.80
Answer(s): (a) $4.90; (b) $35.80