The table shows the parking fees at a car park.
Time |
Charges |
First 1 hour or less |
$2.70 |
Every additional 30 minutes or part thereof |
$2.30 |
Overnight parking from 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. |
$10 |
- Charlie parked his car at the carpark at 12.00 p.m. for 1 hour and 39 minutes. How much did he have to pay?
- Marion parked her car at the car park from 2:35 p.m. on Monday to 11 a.m. on Tuesday. Find the amount of parking fee that she had to pay.
(a)
Amount that Charlie had to pay for 1 hour and 39 minutes
= 2.70 + 2.30 + 2.30
= $7.30
(b)
1 h = 60 min
From 2:35 p.m. to 3:35 p.m.:
1 h
Amount that Marion had to pay from 2:35 p.m. to 3:35 p.m = $2.70
From 3:35 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.: 6 h 25 min
6 h 25 min = 6 x 60 + 25 = 385 min
Number of sets of additional 30 minutes in 6 h 25 min
= 385 ÷ 30
= 12 r 25
Number of sets of additional 30 minutes that Marion had to pay for
= 12 + 1
= 13
Amount that Marion had to pay for all the additional 30 minutes or part thereof for 6 h 25 min
= 13 x 2.30
= $29.90
From 10:00 p.m. to 6.30. a.m.
Amount that Marion had to pay from 10:00 to 6.30 a.m. = $10
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 Marion had to pay for all the additional 30 minutes or part thereof for 4 h 30 min
= 9 x 2.30
= $20.70
Total amount that Marion had to pay
= 2.70 + 29.90 + 10 + 20.70
= $63.30
Answer(s): (a) $7.30; (b) $63.30