The table shows the parking fees at a car park.
Time |
Charges |
First 1 hour or less |
$2.20 |
Every additional 30 minutes or part thereof |
$1.40 |
Overnight parking from 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. |
$6 |
- Bobby parked his car at the carpark at 11.00 a.m. for 1 hour and 14 minutes. How much did he have to pay?
- Nicole parked her car at the car park from 1:20 p.m. on Monday to 10 a.m. on Tuesday. Find the amount of parking fee that she had to pay.
(a)
Amount that Bobby had to pay for 1 hour and 14 minutes
= 2.20 + 1.40
= $3.60
(b)
1 h = 60 min
From 1:20 p.m. to 2:20 p.m.:
1 h
Amount that Nicole had to pay from 1:20 p.m. to 2:20 p.m = $2.20
From 2:20 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.: 7 h 40 min
7 h 40 min = 7 x 60 + 40 = 460 min
Number of sets of additional 30 minutes in 7 h 40 min
= 460 ÷ 30
= 15 r 10
Number of sets of additional 30 minutes that Nicole had to pay for
= 15 + 1
= 16
Amount that Nicole had to pay for all the additional 30 minutes or part thereof for 7 h 40 min
= 16 x 1.40
= $22.40
From 10:00 p.m. to 6.30. a.m.
Amount that Nicole had to pay from 10:00 to 6.30 a.m. = $6
From 6.30 a.m. to 10 a.m.: 3 h 30 min
3 h 30 min = 3 x 60 + 30 = 210 min
Number of sets of additional 30 minutes in 3 h 30 min
= 210 ÷ 30
= 7
Amount that Nicole had to pay for all the additional 30 minutes or part thereof for 3 h 30 min
= 7 x 1.40
= $9.80
Total amount that Nicole had to pay
= 2.20 + 22.40 + 6 + 9.80
= $40.40
Answer(s): (a) $3.60; (b) $40.40