Parking in a student lot costs $2 for the first half hour and $1.75 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 lost for $7?

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6 July, 14:33

Parking in a student lot costs $2 for the first half hour and $1.75 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 lost for $7?

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Myles Nichols · Answer 1

The longest time that a student can park in this parking lot for $7 is 2 in a half hours

Kailey Osborn · Answer 2

An easier way to think of this problem is just keep adding for each additional hour:

0.5 hours - - > $2

1.5 hrs - - > $3.75

2.5 hrs - - > $5.50

3.5 hrs - - > $7.25

and since you can only spend $7, the maximum time is 2.5 hours