SOLUTION: if we charge $50 for every half hour and the client is been here for .50 minutes how much do I charge

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Question 1102355: if we charge $50 for every half hour and the client is been here for .50 minutes how much do I charge
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, richwmiller:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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%2850%2F30%29%28dollars%2Fminutes%29%2A0.5%2A%28minutes%29

%285%2F3%29%280.5%29

5%2F6

0.83%2Adollars-------------- or 83 cents

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The question is absurd. No one charges for less than a full minute. Perhaps you meant 50 minutes. I believe that psychologists charge for 50 minutes. The question is "is the charge for any part of their 'hour'?"
BTW The $50 was for 30 minutes not 60 minutes.