I cant seem to figure out the steps on how to solve thisproblem. A hospital park

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I cant seem to figure out the steps on how to solve thisproblem. A hospital parking lot charges $1.50 for the first hour orpart thereof, and $1.00 for each additional hour or partthereof. A weekly pass cost $27.00 and allows unlimitedparking for 7 days. Suppose that each visit Ed makes to thehospital lasts 1 1/2 hours. What is the minimum # of timesthat ed would have to visit per week to make it worthwhile for himto buy a pass? I cant seem to figure out the steps on how to solve thisproblem. A hospital parking lot charges $1.50 for the first hour orpart thereof, and $1.00 for each additional hour or partthereof. A weekly pass cost $27.00 and allows unlimitedparking for 7 days. Suppose that each visit Ed makes to thehospital lasts 1 1/2 hours. What is the minimum # of timesthat ed would have to visit per week to make it worthwhile for himto buy a pass?

Explanation / Answer

So basically, every time Ed visits, he pays $2.50 per visit. So we want to know when 2.5*x>27. Solve for x > 27/2.5 and x> 10.8 so he would need to visit 11 times a week for it to be worth hiswhile.

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