Please can someone answer this for me?
Parking in a student lot costs $2 for the first half hour and $1.50 for each hour thereafter. A partial hour is charged the same as a full hour. That is the longest time that a student can park in this lot for $10?
The longest time is ___hour. Simplify your answer.

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Please can someone answer this for me?
Parking in a student lot costs $2 for the first half hour and $1.50 for each hour thereafter. A partial hour is charged the same as a full hour.  That is the longest time that a student can park in this lot for $10?
The longest time is ___hour.  Simplify your answer.

anonymous · Answer

Start by writing the equation to determine how much parking will cost.

anonymous · Answer

Or start with $10-$2 for the first half hour, then count how many times you can subtract $1.50 after that.