Bunuel wrote:
A parking lot charges a flat rate of X dollars for any amount of time up to two hours, and X/6 for each hour or fraction of an hour after the first two hours. How much does it cost to
park for 5 hours and 15 minutes?
(A) 3X
(B) 2X
(C) 5X/3
(D) 3X/2
(E) 7X/6
For the first two hours, the parking lot charges X dollars. For the remaining 3 hours and 15 minutes, the parking lot will charge the same as it would if the car were parked for 4 hours; thus, it charges 4(X/6) = 4X/6 = 2X/3 dollars. Thus,
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