Question

Ebenezer is going to deliver some goods. He charges £6.80 per hour and 16p per mile for delivery. He writes down his mileage before and after he has made the journey. This journey takes 4 hours and 30 minutes. How much does he charge to deliver these goods?

Options:
A. £34.20
B. £31.20
C. £37.80
D. £30.80

Answer 1

We need the mileage information to accurately determine the total cost of delivering the goods.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much Ebenezer charges to deliver the goods, we need to calculate the total cost based on the number of hours and the distance he travels.

Given that the journey takes 4 hours and 30 minutes, we convert this to hours by dividing the minutes by 60 and adding it to the number of hours. So, 4 hours and 30 minutes is equal to 4.5 hours.

Now, to calculate the total cost, we multiply the number of hours (4.5) by the hourly rate (£6.80) and add the distance traveled in miles (which is not given in the question). Therefore, without the mileage information, we cannot accurately determine how much Ebenezer charges to deliver the goods.