The table shows the parking fees at a car park.
| Time |
Charges |
| First 1 hour or less |
$1.90 |
| Every additional 30 minutes or part thereof |
$1.50 |
| Overnight parking from 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. |
$9 |
- Vincent parked his car at the carpark at 1.00 p.m. for 1 hour and 56 minutes. How much did he have to pay?
- Kimberly parked her car at the car park from 5:45 p.m. on Monday to 8 a.m. on Tuesday. Find the amount of parking fee that she had to pay.
(a)
Amount that Vincent had to pay for 1 hour and 56 minutes
= 1.90 + 1.50 + 1.50
= $4.90
(b)
1 h = 60 min
From 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.:
1 h
Amount that Kimberly had to pay from 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m = $1.90
From 6:45 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.: 3 h 15 min
3 h 15 min = 3 x 60 + 15 = 195 min
Number of sets of additional 30 minutes in 3 h 15 min
= 195 ÷ 30
= 6 r 15
Number of sets of additional 30 minutes that Kimberly had to pay for
= 6 + 1
= 7
Amount that Kimberly had to pay for all the additional 30 minutes or part thereof for 3 h 15 min
= 7 x 1.50
= $10.50
From 10:00 p.m. to 6.30. a.m.
Amount that Kimberly 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 Kimberly had to pay for all the additional 30 minutes or part thereof for 1 h 30 min
= 3 x 1.50
= $4.50
Total amount that Kimberly had to pay
= 1.90 + 10.50 + 9 + 4.50
= $25.90
Answer(s): (a) $4.90; (b) $25.90
