Question

Marcie parks her car in a parking garage where it costs $3.00 for the first hour and $1.50 for each additional hour. This is represented by the following equation where t = time and p = the cost of parking, in dollars
If Marcie paid $9.00 to park, how many hours was her car in the garage?

Answer 1

Answer:

5 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

1 hour    $3.00

2 hour  $1.50

    add   $4.50

3 hour   $1.50

add         $6.00

4 hour     $1.50              

add          $7.50

5 hour      $1.50

add            $9.00