Question

While visiting Booneville, Michael can pay a flat rate of $10 for parking or $2 per hour. For the length of time that Michael wants to park in Booneville, the two options are actually equivalent in terms of cost. For how long does Michael want to park? How much will Michael pay?

Answer 1

For 5 hours Michael wants to park.

And in that case he has to pay $10.

Explanation:

While visiting Boone Ville, Michael can pay a flat rate of $10 for parking or $2 per hour.

Let for x hours of parking the two options are actually equivalent in terms of cost.

Therefore, 2x = 10

⇒ x = 5 hours.

Therefore, for 5 hours Michael wants to park.

And in that case, he has to pay $10. (Answer)