Question

The pleasant stone mall charges customers by the minute to use the parking lot. When Zack visited the mall on Monday, he parked for 68 minutes and spent 34 shopping in the mall. When he went on Thursday, he parked for 143 minutes and spent 31 shopping in the mall. That night, he realized he spent the same total amount on parking and shopping each day. How much did Zack spend on parking each day?

Answer 1

Zack spent 51 minutes on parking each day.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the amount Zack spent on parking each day, we need to first determine the total amount he spent each day. On Monday, he spent a total of 68 minutes parking and 34 minutes shopping, which is 102 minutes in total. On Thursday, he spent a total of 143 minutes parking and 31 minutes shopping, which is 174 minutes in total.

Since Zack spent the same total amount on parking and shopping each day, we can divide the total time by 2 to get the amount he spent on parking each day. Therefore, Zack spent 51 minutes on parking each day.