SOLUTION: A woman is certain that every time she parks in the municipal garage it costs her at least $2.45, if the garage charges 45 cents plus 25 cents for each half hour, how long has the

Question 391338: A woman is certain that every time she parks in the municipal garage it costs her at least $2.45, if the garage charges 45 cents plus 25 cents for each half hour, how long has the woman park?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A woman is certain that every time she parks in the municipal garage it costs her at least $2.45, if the garage charges 45 cents plus 25 cents for each half hour, how long has the woman park?
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Cost for x hrs = 45 + 25x cents
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Equation:
245 = 45+25x
200 = 25x
x = 8 hrs.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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