SOLUTION: Parking in a student lot costs $2 for the first half hour and $1.25 for each hour thereafter. A partial hour is charged the same as a full hour. What is the longest time that a stu
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Question 696695: Parking in a student lot costs $2 for the first half hour and $1.25 for each hour thereafter. A partial hour is charged the same as a full hour. What is the longest time that a student can park in this lot for $10 Answer by Stitch(470) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The first half hour is $2.
$10 - 2$ = 8$
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The remaining time:
$8 / $1.25 = 6.4
But you are charged for a full hour so you can only afford 6 additional hours
The longest amount of time taht a stundent can park there for $10 is 6.5 hours.
That is the initial half hour fee plus six additional hours.
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