The table shows the parking fees at a car park.
Time |
Charges |
First 1 hour or less |
$1.60 |
Every additional 30 minutes or part thereof |
$0.80 |
Overnight parking from 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. |
$11 |
- Ben parked his car at the carpark at 4.00 p.m. for 1 hour and 39 minutes. How much did he have to pay?
- Lynn parked her car at the car park from 3:40 p.m. on Monday to 11 a.m. on Tuesday. Find the amount of parking fee that she had to pay.
(a)
Amount that Ben had to pay for 1 hour and 39 minutes
= 1.60 + 0.80 + 0.80
= $3.20
(b)
1 h = 60 min
From 3:40 p.m. to 4:40 p.m.:
1 h
Amount that Lynn had to pay from 3:40 p.m. to 4:40 p.m = $1.60
From 4:40 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.: 5 h 20 min
5 h 20 min = 5 x 60 + 20 = 320 min
Number of sets of additional 30 minutes in 5 h 20 min
= 320 ÷ 30
= 10 r 20
Number of sets of additional 30 minutes that Lynn had to pay for
= 10 + 1
= 11
Amount that Lynn had to pay for all the additional 30 minutes or part thereof for 5 h 20 min
= 11 x 0.80
= $8.80
From 10:00 p.m. to 6.30. a.m.
Amount that Lynn had to pay from 10:00 to 6.30 a.m. = $11
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 Lynn had to pay for all the additional 30 minutes or part thereof for 4 h 30 min
= 9 x 0.80
= $7.20
Total amount that Lynn had to pay
= 1.60 + 8.80 + 11 + 7.20
= $28.60
Answer(s): (a) $3.20; (b) $28.60