document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=977196>Question 977196</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A hospital parking lot charges $1.50 for the first hour or part thereof, and $1.o for each additional hour or part thereof. A weekly pass costs $27.00 and allows unlimited parking for 7 days. Suppose that each visit Hailey makes to the hospital lasts 1 1/2hr. What is the minimum number of times that Hailey would have to visit per week to make it worthwhile for her to buy the pass? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #598706 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=598706\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How much will each visit cost Hailey?  $1.50 for the first hour and an additional dollar for the portion of the second hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each visit costs her $2.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$27 / $2.50 = 10.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, she loses money by buying the weekly pass if she visits fewer than eleven times (round up, since she's not visiting a portion of a time).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pay as she goes if ten or fewer; buy the pass is eleven or more. </SPAN>\n" );
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