Question

A parking garage allows users to park the first hour free and then charges $2.50 for each additional hour or fraction of an hour. Which equation represents this situation?.

Answer 1

The first hour is free, and the rest charges is $2.50

Let x be the time.

Let y be the total

Your equation will look like

When x < 2, y = 0

When x > 1, y = $2.50(x)

So:

1 < x < ∞ for hours, then equation will look like:

y = total amount

$2.50 is cost (remember that the first hour is for free, and so you subtract $2.50 from the total.

$2.50x - $2.50 = y should be your equation.

hope this helps

Answer 2

1hr+$2.50h.

I believe this is the right answer