The table shows the parking fees at a car park.
Time |
Charges |
First 1 hour or less |
$2.10 |
Every additional 30 minutes or part thereof |
$1.60 |
Overnight parking from 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. |
$9 |
- Howard parked his car at the carpark at 10.00 a.m. for 1 hour and 23 minutes. How much did he have to pay?
- Lucy parked her car at the car park from 4:50 p.m. on Monday to 8 a.m. on Tuesday. Find the amount of parking fee that she had to pay.
(a)
Amount that Howard had to pay for 1 hour and 23 minutes
= 2.10 + 1.60
= $3.70
(b)
1 h = 60 min
From 4:50 p.m. to 5:50 p.m.:
1 h
Amount that Lucy had to pay from 4:50 p.m. to 5:50 p.m = $2.10
From 5:50 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.: 4 h 10 min
4 h 10 min = 4 x 60 + 10 = 250 min
Number of sets of additional 30 minutes in 4 h 10 min
= 250 ÷ 30
= 8 r 10
Number of sets of additional 30 minutes that Lucy had to pay for
= 8 + 1
= 9
Amount that Lucy had to pay for all the additional 30 minutes or part thereof for 4 h 10 min
= 9 x 1.60
= $14.40
From 10:00 p.m. to 6.30. a.m.
Amount that Lucy had to pay from 10:00 to 6.30 a.m. = $9
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 Lucy had to pay for all the additional 30 minutes or part thereof for 1 h 30 min
= 3 x 1.60
= $4.80
Total amount that Lucy had to pay
= 2.10 + 14.40 + 9 + 4.80
= $30.30
Answer(s): (a) $3.70; (b) $30.30